Job News And Information

Government pledges better training for Brits
On 19-Nov-2007 under Graduate
The government is set to create as many as 7.5 million training placements as part of the prime minister's pledge to provide "British jobs for British workers", it has emerged.Aimed at equipping Briti read more...

Thousands of new positions created
On 19-Nov-2007 under Graduate
An impressive 45,614 new jobs were created in Britain last month according to the latest Job Creation Index (JCI).The figure represents a 31 per cent rise in creations from the October 2006 and is goo read more...

IT recruiters after young talent
On 16-Nov-2007 under Graduate
IT firms are increasingly looking to recruit fresh young talent, it has emerged.A survey on cwjobs.co.uk compiled by Salary Services has revealed that the number of jobs advertised for junior staff IT read more...

Happy workers found to be sexier
On 16-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Finding a job that you are happy in can improve your sex life, according to recent research.It has been found that, after a good day at work, contented employees are twice as likely to have sex with t read more...

More graduate IT jobs in Britain 'than ever before'
On 15-Nov-2007 under Graduate
One of Britain’s top universities is attempting to address a "desperate" shortage of IT course applicants by launching a publicity campaign aimed at dispelling myths about working in the field. Cambr read more...

Slashing graduate fee 'could affect poor students'
On 14-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Fears have been voiced that abolishing the graduate fee in Scotland could adversely affect poorer students, reports the Press Association.Money from the fee paid by graduates gets put into a fund whic read more...

Student jobs changing
On 13-Nov-2007 under Part time
Increasingly students are forgoing the traditional jobs of bartending and waiting tables to branch into more career-orientated jobs, a recent study has found.A full 40 per cent of students that work n read more...

'Too young' employee wins court case
On 13-Nov-2007 under Graduate
A tribunal has ruled that a London club that fired a 20-year-old employee for being too young violated age discrimination laws.Megan Thomas, 20, alleged that her boss at London's exclusive Eight Membe read more...

Graduate salaries rise
On 13-Nov-2007 under Graduate
In the last year graduate salaries have risen only incrementally, according to research by the Employment Review.The current median starting salary this year is £20,100, which represents a mere three read more...

Property agent welcomes graduates
On 12-Nov-2007 under Graduate, Graduate, Graduate, Graduate, Graduate, Graduate
Property agent DTZ has hired a bevy of graduates for positions in various departments of the company, reports the Liverpool Daily Post.A full 21 new graduates are to be posted to the outfit's offices read more...

Temps to get sick pay
On 12-Nov-2007 under Part time, Part time, Part time, Part time, Part time, Part time
Ministers are to make it mandatory that temporary workers receive pay when they are forced to leave work for being sick, it has been reported. The Fixed Term Employee Regulations 2002 are to be change read more...

TUC: Give temp workers equal rights
On 09-Nov-2007 under Part time
Temp workers should have the same rights as other members of staff, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said.Currently, there are ongoing discussions about an EU Temporary Agency Directive, which the read more...

Cadbury launches recruitment chatroom
On 09-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Cadbury Schweppes has launched a chatroom to allow future graduate recruits to learn more about the company. Cadbury Schweppes is currently planning to recruit 20 graduates next year and the site allo read more...

Students 'should know employment stats'
On 08-Nov-2007 under Graduate
David Willetts, the shadow universities minister, has said it is important that students have access to employment information when choosing their courses. Mr Willetts' comments, which were given to t read more...

Knowledge workers 'will help Europe's economic growth'
On 08-Nov-2007 under Graduate
'Knowledge workers' should be encouraged to develop their skills to help boost European economic growth, according to a report from the Work Foundation.Defined as professionals, managers and associate read more...

Graduates' careers show good progression
On 07-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Graduates are seeing a positive progression in their careers, according to the results of a recent survey.The Higher Education Statistic Agency (HESA) and Destination of Leavers from Higher Education read more...

Extension to workers' flexibility rights
On 07-Nov-2007 under Part time
Prime Minister Gordon Brown set out proposals for an extension to the rights to flexible working in his first Queen's Speech yesterday."My government will bring forward proposals to help people achiev read more...

Study reveals graduates earn the big bucks
On 06-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Some graduates will be earning high-end salaries just three years after graduating, a study has found.According to figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), one in 30 men and one in read more...

Bonus boosts expected in finance jobs
On 06-Nov-2007 under Graduate
City workers expect their bonuses to be bolstered despite the financial difficulties afflicting the UK this year.According to City firm Joslin Rowe, financial services workers are expecting bonuses 12 read more...

Many looking for job change
On 05-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Many people are unhappy with their job and looking to leave their current employer for a different position. According to a recent survey by Norris and Partners, almost half (43.6 per cent) of all res read more...