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Over a third of employees will have worked through the holiday period, according to a report. The research, by the Post Office Travel Services, showed that 40 per cent of workers will have been workin...
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Over a third of employees will have worked through the holiday period, according to a report. The research, by the Post Office Travel Services, showed that 40 per cent of workers will have been workin...
Birmingham city council has announced £500 million plans to revitalise an area at Longbridge which could create 10,000 jobs for the midlands. The announcement will come as good news for students look...
Recruitment in the education and teaching sector has been described as "buoyant" by the Schools Minister. Jim Knight was responding to claims by the Conservative Party that the sector was in disarray ...
A 'careers in the city' day was held earlier this month in response to the need for greater careers experience among graduates.A number of companies including PricewaterhouseCoopers and Lloyds of Lond...
Employers have been encouraged to celebrate Christmas at the workplace by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission. There is a growing feeling that celebrating Christmas at work is not acceptable as...
Microsoft has announced plans to try and boost the number of people looking for IT jobs by investing approximately £4.4 million to support projects across Europe. The American company will support 28...
Students who are looking to start careers in engineering may be pleased to hear that the new engineering vocational diplomas will be valued the same as three and half A-levels by universities. The dip...
IT should be made a strategically important subject by giving financial support to graduates who are taking computing and IT courses, according to the British Computer Society (BCS).The BCS says that ...
An estimated one in ten businessmen and women are set to miss spending Christmas day with their families due to work commitments, according to a report. The research, by Clydesdale Bank, shows that fo...
A major manufacturer has provided good news to graduate engineers after it announced that it will be starting a huge recruitment drive in the New Year after enjoying a good year in 2007. Hayward Tyler...
Students in Hertfordshire are being encouraged to attend a recruitment fair for teachers early next month.The event is being organised by Hertfordshire county council's school workforce development te...
Students hoping to get jobs that are more creative may be healthier in the future than people with more standard jobs, according to new research. A study in the US by the University of Texas has shown...
Graduates who have been in the retail industry for seven years or more have been encouraged to apply for a scholarship on a training event for retail managers. There are only seven free places availab...
Students who are still slaving away over end of term essays can look forward to this point in the year when they start work, as a report says that today at 17:00 is the time when employees start windi...
Students about to start graduate jobs may want to take up a hobby that they can make money out of, as a report shows that 20 per cent of workers in the UK are making extra money out of their past time...
Students who take on part time jobs over Christmas are being told to speak up if they do not believe they are working in a safe environment. Last year there was a 50 per cent increase in deaths of you...
Employment levels have reached a record high in the UK, giving hope to graduates looking for jobs. Research, from the Office for National Statistics, shows that 29.3 million people in Britain are now ...
Students from Northern Ireland may be boosted by a recent report that claims employment levels there have reached a record high. Jobs in the construction and service sectors provided the biggest boost...
The number of employers that say they plan to recruit more staff in the next 12 months is higher than it has been for 14 years, according to a report. Research, from the 17th annual UPS Europe Busines...
Graduates in Derry could receive a boost by the news that around 1,000 jobs could be created there in 2008. Meetings have taken place between potential investors and the Economic Development Section (...
There is a shortage of maths and science teachers and the situation is being made worse by the lack of statistics, according to a report.The research, by the Royal Society, suggests that students look...
Students in term-time jobs and holiday work may be pleased to know that the new Employment Bill, published by the government today, proposes harsher penalties on employers that do not pay staff minimu...
The motor industry is facing a skills shortage crisis if it does not train 120,000 skilled workers in the next decade, according to the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).Graduates and students who...
Africa is becoming increasingly popular as a destination for students on gap years, according to gapyear.com, a website for students considering taking a year out of their studies. The website also sa...
Graduates looking to move into freelance work may be pleased after the EU cancelled plans that would have changed their rights to work.The plans, which were put forward by the Employment Council, incl...
Students are not being put off gap years by rising university costs, as many are getting jobs or work experience, according to gapyear.com. The website, which gives students the chance to organise the...
IT business, Micro Focus has told universities to make sure students wanting to go into graduate IT jobs have business skills on top of their IT training. The company painted a rosy picture for IT gra...
Graduates and current students of Southampton University will have their job prospects boosted after it was placed in the top 100 of the Times' list of 100 greatest universities in the world. The Worl...
European employment ministers are meeting today to try and work out a deal that will implement the Agency Workers Directive, which will give more rights to students who are working in temporary jobs. ...
Graduate job vacancies are going to rise for the fourth year in a row, according to the Association of Graduate Recruitment Survey 2007.The report shows that the number of vacancies will rise by 12.7 ...
UK businesses have an "insatiable appetite" for IT graduates, according to the British Computer Society (BCS), which could be good news for students looking for graduate IT jobs. The BCS also says tha...
Agency work still has a crucial role in employment according to a new report by research company Bain.The research, called More Work Opportunities for More People, shows that 2.1 million jobs will be ...
Students looking for graduate construction jobs may be boosted by the news that there will be a National Skills Academy for Construction on the 2012 Olympic site in London. The scheme is designed to t...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
One of Britains 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. C...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
'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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Employers are experiencing staff shortages in the winter months as large numbers of staff save their leave to take breaks to winter sun destinations.Students looking for temporary work during their un...
The amount of time the UK workforce spends commuting to work has increased sharply in the last decade, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).Despite the trend affecting the UK's 25 million comm...
Workers who are given a spacious and open office environment with modern technology are more productive than those working in cramped conditions.According to research by The Mind Lab, "free range" wor...
The UK's students are finding it increasingly difficult to cover the costs of life at university, according to a new study.In a new report called Coming of Wage, the Social Issues Research Centre reve...
University students are not being offered adequate careers advice before graduating.According research by Just IT, around 90 per cent of students would have liked better tailored guidance on the proce...
Young people are in charge of their financial responsibilities, the Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg) said today.The director of policy, Alistair Mathews, explained that despite their awareness,...
There are three different categories of students when it comes to their thoughts on careers, say new reports.According to the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS), some students h...
Employers taking on temporary staff to cover the festive season are reminded that they should allow them the same rights as other staff.In the run up to Christmas, law firm DWF has warned that firms e...
The influence of more women in the workplace has been revealed recently.According to a report from Living Britain, skills such as intuition and creativity typically associated with women are proving m...
A professor at the London School of Economics has recommended companies offer staff an hour for exercise every day.Young jobseekers looking to maintain a healthy lifestyle in the workplace may be inte...
A Dorset MP has been advising local A-level students of the benefits of volunteering, it has emerged.Jim Knight spoke to the Weymouth College students about how taking up a voluntary post in their spa...
Enhanced staff productivity is the main reason employers choose to offer flexible work.Despite PricewaterhouseCoopers' findings that most graduates do not expect to work flexibly, some may be interest...
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