Job News And Information

REC urges creation of temp jobs
On 30-Nov-2007 under Part time
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has urged the government to ensure that more temporary jobs are created as a result of the Employment Ministers of Europe meeting next month. Ministe read more...

O2 Wallet 'could change mobile use'
On 30-Nov-2007 under Mobile Phones
Students may be able to store all their essentials, including their travel cards, on their mobile phones, after a trial started for the new O2 Wallet. If the London-based trial is successful, the syst read more...

Students 'should check office equipment'
On 30-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Students preparing to start graduate jobs in an office environment may want to check the cleanliness of the keyboards and mice when they get there, according to a report. PROtech IT Hygiene, a UK IT e read more...

Graduate unemployment 'at its lowest'
On 29-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Graduates are enjoying the lowest rate of unemployment for seven years, according to a new report. The research, from the What do Graduates Do? report by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (H read more...

Belfast to get jobs increase
On 29-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Engineering graduates in Northern Ireland may have more employment opportunities, after Bombardier Aerospace announced it is going to create over 300 new jobs in Belfast.The company has announced its read more...

New broadband TV service announced
On 29-Nov-2007 under Broadband
Students may never have to miss out on their favourite programmes while attending lectures, as the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have joined together to give broadband users a joint service which offers catc read more...

Students could save on car insurance
On 28-Nov-2007 under Car Insurance
Students and graduates who own cars are being told they can save money by switching their car insurance provider. Research by Tesco Finance has found that two-thirds of motorists could save a bit of c read more...

Engineering sector workload increases
On 28-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Engineering graduates could be boosted by the news that the sector is experiencing increasing workloads, meaning more jobs could be created, according to a report. The Association for Consultancy and read more...

Temp workers could gain more rights
On 27-Nov-2007 under GAP / Temp
Graduates with temporary jobs could receive a boost as it emerges temporary workers could get full employment rights after six weeks of working at a company, reports personneltoday.com. The Agency Wor read more...

Christmas mobile sales could be strong
On 27-Nov-2007 under Mobile Phones
Students asking for mobile phones this Christmas may get what they ask for as global mobile phone sales are going to remain high over the festive period, according to a report. The study, by research read more...

Online and print best way to advertise
On 27-Nov-2007 under Recruiter Information
Companies looking to recruit graduates and other employees get the best results when they use online and newspaper advertising campaigns together, according to a report. The research, carried out by T read more...

Graduates told not to expect 007 careers
On 26-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Students looking to start graduate careers with MI6 have been warned that their employees are not like James Bond. Secret agents have been allowed to speak on the record for the first time as the agen read more...

Female graduates 'need to be sensitive'
On 26-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Female students who want graduate jobs as managers have been warned by a new study that employees react badly to women who seem unkind and insensitive. The research, carried out by Kristin Byron, assi read more...

Broadband speed to increase
On 26-Nov-2007 under Broadband
Students doing research online might be pleased to hear that telecoms executives have been brought together to try and speed up Britain's broadband access. UK broadband providers have been summoned to read more...

Free breakdown cover with Prudential
On 23-Nov-2007 under Car Insurance
Students looking to cut down the costs of having a car at university should take advantage of the free breakdown cover offered by Prudential.This fantastic offer, available until the end of this year, read more...

Gaming jobs gain popularity among grads
On 23-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Increasing numbers of students are exploring graduate careers in gaming, it has emerged.According to Nick Dettmar, managing director of Computer People, the gaming industry has grown in popularity thr read more...

Philosophy top trumps for graduate jobs
On 22-Nov-2007 under Graduate
A degree in philosophy has gained in value when it comes to finding graduate careers, it has emerged.Statistics from the Higher Education Statistics Agency show that philosophy students are having bet read more...

Graduates sought in Welsh IT jobs
On 22-Nov-2007 under Graduate
There is a major shortage of graduates going into IT careers in Wales, it has emerged.According to the director of IT Wales, Beti Williams, there is a growing shortfall in candidates of careers in IT, read more...

Graduate engineers in high demand
On 22-Nov-2007 under Graduate
There is a shortage in skilled graduate engineers meaning that those seeking graduate jobs will be much sought after. In the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Skil read more...

Graduate career seekers to get pay hike
On 21-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Graduate jobs will be among those benefiting from a significant boost to average UK salaries this year.Recent research, part of a Monthly Salary Index, has shown that the current average advertised sa read more...

Graduates advised 'dress to impress at interview'
On 20-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Graduates are being advised to make sure they present themselves well at interview in order to have the best chance possible of getting the job.According to John Fitchew, joint managing director at Pa read more...

Academics get considerable pay rise
On 20-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Higher education staff have received a three per cent pay rise taking average earnings to an impressive £42,620 this year.This takes earnings for these staff to £10,000 pounds more than average earn read more...

New lawyers raking it in
On 19-Nov-2007 under Graduate
City lawyers' average starting salaries have risen to over £60,000, it has emerged.According to research by legal recruitment company Hughes-Castell, this is the highest level ever reached and reflec read more...

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...

Employees can benefit from 'proactivity'
On 15-Nov-2007 under Recruiter Information
Employee training outfit WiseUpAtWork has designed new ways to train workers to be proactive and confident, the company claims.By using innovative methods that can be delivered over broadband, employe read more...

JCB unveils 'rugged' mobile phone
On 15-Nov-2007 under Mobile Phones
The construction equipment manufacturer JCB has unveiled a new "rugged" mobile phone which has been designed to work in more challenging environments than your average office or pub. In collaboration 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...

Nokia unveils N82
On 14-Nov-2007 under Mobile Phones
Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia has unveiled its latest new phone, the N82, today. The handset is packed with features, but without doubt the jewel in the N82's crown is a five-megapixel camera, empl 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...

Employee focus on work/life balance not shared by HR
On 14-Nov-2007 under Recruiter Information
There is a big gap between the perceptions of employees and of human resources departments of the importance of matters of work/life balance. While only half of HR professionals think that work/life b 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...

Long-awaited iPhone hits the UK
On 12-Nov-2007 under Mobile Phones, Mobile Phones, Mobile Phones, Mobile Phones, Mobile Phones, Mobile Phones
Friday saw Apple's much-coveted iPhone go on sale in stores in the UK for the first time. The must-have gadget went on sale at 6.02pm GMT on Friday, in a nod to mobile operator O2, which is partnering 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...

Beware fake iPhones
On 09-Nov-2007 under Mobile Phones
Apple's iPhone is set to be released in the UK today, but has been preceded by a host of fakes and imported devices, according to the domain registrar NetNames.In the past three days there have been m 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...

iPhone to hit shops tomorrow
On 08-Nov-2007 under Mobile Phones
Graduates who want to splash out on a new mobile be able to get their hands on Apple's new iPhone from tomorrow. Due to be released at 18:02 GMT, the cutting edge mobile which Apple states combines th read more...

Free calls worldwide on the new Three Skype Phone
On 07-Nov-2007 under Mobile Phones
Three Mobile has launched the revolutionary new Skypephone, the first phone of its kind in Britain.Ideal for thrifty students wanting to stay in touch with friends, the new phone allows its user calls 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...

NUS supports job training overhaul
On 05-Nov-2007 under Graduate
The National Union of Students (NUS) has voiced its support for Gordon Brown's plans to restructure the government's approach to apprenticeships. In an announcement, the prime minister proposed the pr read more...

Women unite to highlight pay gap
On 02-Nov-2007 under Graduate
The Fawcett Society have teamed up with UNISON to raise awareness of the ever-present issue of inequality of pay between the genders, declaring October 30th Women's No Pay Day. Research shows that 71 read more...

Internships used to improve prospects
On 02-Nov-2007 under Internship
Most students and graduates have, or are planning to complete a period of internship as a means to improve their future job prospects. In a survey carried out by Milkround.com, 90 per cent of the grad read more...

Employers using Facebook for checks
On 02-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Employers are increasing turning to social networking sites such as Facebook to carry out additional, informal checks on potential employees. According to research by Crone Corkill and FSS, 7.5 per ce read more...

Young people need better jobs guidance
On 01-Nov-2007 under Graduate
Young people in Britain are not receiving adequate guidance on careers, according to research by The Inspiring Futures Foundation. It found in a survey that 68 per cent of those asked felt better care read more...

Potential for many more creative jobs in north-east
On 01-Nov-2007 under Graduate
The north-east is expected to see in excess of 9,000 new jobs created in the commercial creative sector over the next five years, according to development agency One NorthEast. Graduates looking to fi read more...