Sales jobs 'could be bolstered by scrappage scheme'

The British Rail Consortium (BRC) has called for Labour to introduce a scrappage scheme and remove VAT on domestic appliances in order to give a boost to sales jobs.

In a letter to the chancellor, Alistair Darling, the BRC wrote that the British public should be made aware of the importance of switching to the most energy-efficient domestic products and encouraged to purchase them through a scrappage incentive, which would in turn create sales jobs.

Stephen Robertson, director general of the BRC, said: "Removing VAT and exploring the possibility of a scrappage scheme would do a lot to get old energy and water-squandering appliances out of people's homes."

He added that helping households to reduce their impact on the environment is the next step for the industry, after retailers have made strides to cut emissions themselves.

The government has already bolstered construction sales jobs by making a £1 billion fund available to firms and around 270 companies have already been shortlisted for the money.

The Aaron Wallis Construction and M&E sales team offers a wide range of construction sales jobs across the sector, including specification sales jobs. For employers Aaron Wallis offer a construction sales recruitment service that includes psychometric profiling and skills testing and is backed by a 12 month rebate scheme.

Filed: 17-08-2009