Marks & Spencer has announced plans to create 1,000 traineeships for young people as part of a new scheme designed to help tackle rising youth unemployment across the UK and Ireland.
A new employment initiative has been launched in Renfrewshire aimed at helping more young people access part time jobs, apprenticeships and other training opportunities.
Thousands of pubgoers could soon see their local pub getting a major makeover after brewing giant Heineken announced plans to invest over £44 million into hundreds of pubs across the UK, creating around 850 new full and part time bar jobs in the process.
Retailers across the UK are warning that rising labour costs and changes to employment rules are making it harder to create entry level jobs for young people, as youth unemployment continues to climb.