Job News And Information

Busta gets voluntary work rolling
On 20-Aug-2008 under Part time
Busta Rhymes is inviting students to get involved in community work in exchange for a ticket to an exclusive London gig, it has been reported.The US rapper got his hands dirty in a community project i read more...

Team GB needs funding
On 20-Aug-2008 under Part time
Student athletes could be interested to hear the private sector is being approached to provide £100 million to fund potential Olympic Team GB athletes, it has been reported.Team GB is facing budget c read more...

Post-holiday blues hits 46%
On 19-Aug-2008 under Part time
Half of the UK's workforce considers walking out on their job after returning from a holiday, new research claims.A survey by Direct HolidayBookings.co.uk found 46 per cent of Brits get such a bad-cas read more...

Gap years 'prove popular'
On 16-Aug-2008 under GAP / Temp
Gap years are a popular way of students' broadening their horizons and experiences, one expert is claiming.Margaret Noble, pro-vice chancellor of Greenwich University, maintains she has seen many post read more...

Caterer to boost staff
On 16-Aug-2008 under Part time
Catering students who are looking for part-time jobs in order to support their studies could be interested to hear a major firm is to increase its HR team by nearly one third, it has been reported.Eli read more...

NHS win in tribunal
On 15-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students working for part-time for the NHS in order to support their studies could be interested to hear that an NHS job-evaluation scheme can not determine equal pay claims, one court has ruled.The E read more...

TUC hits out at footwear rules
On 15-Aug-2008 under Part time
Female students who feel pressured to wear high heels to their part-time workplace due to their employer's dress code could be interested to hear one union is calling for such rules to be stamped out read more...

Mergers 'can bring pay disputes'
On 14-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students working part-time to support their studies could be interested to hear that organisations recruiting after a merger could face up to six years worth of unequal pay claims, according to one ex read more...

Outsourcing 'will grow in recession'
On 14-Aug-2008 under Internship
IT students who are working one-year internships in the sector could be interested to hear one HR chief predict outsourcing will grow if the UK enters a recession, it has been reported.Barry Hoffman, read more...

Strike action impending
On 13-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students who work part-time for local authorities to support their studies could be interested to hear council staff in Scotland will walk out of their workplaces in just over a week.Members of the Un read more...

Firms considering grads, says Rec
On 13-Aug-2008 under Graduate
The number of graduate positions up for grabs is something companies will pay attention to during the summer months, one union has claimed.According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (Re read more...

Open Source 'helps grads'
On 13-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Open Source 'helps grads' The increasing use of open-source software in higher education establishments such as schools and colleges helps graduate employees make a seamless transition over to the wor read more...

Survey: Students turn to part-time work
On 12-Aug-2008 under Part time
Almost half (48 per cent) of students turn to part-time employment in order to support their studies at university, new data suggests.Opinion panel Research conducted on behalf of Halifax also found t read more...

Unite: Banks shouldn't axe jobs
On 12-Aug-2008 under Internship
Students working as summer temps in the financial sector could be interested to hear one union is urging the industry's institutions not to make "knee-jerk" job cuts. Unite has told banks that even if read more...

Travelodge to create jobs
On 09-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students looking for part-time work to support their studies at university could be interested to hear the Travelodge has been applauded by a government minister for pledging to create hundreds of new read more...

Grads need experience, says REC
On 09-Aug-2008 under Graduate
Students need to think about the type of experience which will help them to stand out in the job graduate market, one expert claims.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is urging graduat read more...

750,000 students 'to work part-time'
On 08-Aug-2008 under Part time
Nearly half of the UK student population will be in part-time employment by the start of the 2008/09 academic year, it is claimed.The Natwest Student Living Index 2008 revealed three-quarters of a mil read more...

Study: Working can help rehabilitation
On 08-Aug-2008 under Internship
Students working on one-year internships in industry could be interested to hear that sickness absence could be reduced thanks to employers help through rehabilitation, it has been claimed. New govern read more...

McJobs opens opportunities for students
On 07-Aug-2008 under Part time
Students who are looking for part-time work to support their studies at university could be interested to hear that fast-food giant McDonald's is set to create 4,000 jobs nationwide as it responds to read more...

Student interns impress at the Ritz
On 07-Aug-2008 under Internship
Two Yorkshire catering students have impressed bosses at the Ritz after dazzling them with their culinary skills while on a month placement at the prestigious hotel, it has been reported.Alberto Salas read more...