Persimmon Homes has launched a management training scheme geared specifically for school leavers.

As the recession forces jobseekers to apply for positions they wouldn't normally consider, HR magazine can report two zombies and a witch joined the workforce this week.

The NHS is to treble the number of its apprentices by creating 5,000 new places by March 2010 as part of the Government's plan to create 21,000 apprenticeships across the public sector.

Jurys Inns is set to launch a UK expansion programme securing hundreds of new jobs.

A recruitment organisation has entered the market, specialising in the finance and taxation sector.

Disney is building its first candidate community to match jobseekers for current and future jobs by holding recruitment days at its head offices. Peter Crush joined one to see it in action.

Buckinghamshire County Council says it will save 690,000 in the next year with a new online recruitment system that goes live this month.

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Tulip UK has announced plans to recruit 100 people, due to growing demand for pork and bacon products.

A swine flu call centre is to open in Southwark in London, recruiting 800 call-centre agents, team leaders and HR consultants, HR magazine has learned.

Almost a million people have been forced to take up part-time work because they are unable to find a full-time job.

Nissan is to create 350 new jobs at its Sunderland plant.