G4S loses £50 million following Olympic Games recruitment failure

The Olympic and Paralympic Games contract loss for G4S, when it failed to recruit enough security staff for the Games, has resulted in a £50 million loss for the organisation, its results for the...

Unemployed young people in London to lose benefits unless they have work experience

Young people in London who have not previously completed six months of paid employment must undertake work experience so they can claim benefits.

GCSE results: too many school leavers face jobs market without adequate skills, warns BCC

GCSE grades have fallen for the first time in 24 years and The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned too many employees are entering the workplace without the basic literacy and numeracy...

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Employers unaware of Government incentives to help them recruit young jobseekers, reveals REC

More than three quarters of bosses (78%) say they are either unaware or won’t be making use of the government’s Youth Contract scheme, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).

Graduate recruits reckon they have fewer job opportunites than in 2007, reports Hay Group

Graduates believe they have fewer job opportunities than five years ago, despite most companies continuing to offer graduate schemes, according to research by global management consultancy, Hay Group.

Sainsbury's doubles number of trainee manager vacancies

Sainsbury's has re-launched its trainee manager scheme for new applicants, with 150 places available – more than double that of last year.

'How would you get an elephant into a fridge?' Recruiter advises employers to ask weird interview questions to win the war for talent

Two-thirds of candidates welcome obscure lines of questioning as part of the job interview process, giving businesses the opportunity to shake up their interview processes in the tight war for talent,...

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Young unemployed's unused digital skills, could be worth £6.7 billion to business, claims O2

The unused digital skills sitting within the community of one million unemployed young people is estimated by UK businesses to be worth £6.7 billion, research from O2 reveals.

One in five unemployed young people claim finding a job in the next year is 'unachievable', warns Prince's Trust and RBS report

One in five unemployed young people claim that finding a job in the next year is ‘unachievable’, according to a Prince's Trust and RBS report released alongside the launch of the A-Z of Young...

National Audit Office uncovers 'weaknesses' in DWP contract with Atos to carry out fit-to-work assessments

Auditors have found "weaknesses" in the contract between the government and Atos, the private firm paid to carry out fit-to-work medical assessments, according to the BBC.

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TUC study uncovers widening North-South pay divide and lack of Government action to re-balance the economy

The Government is failing in its pledge to rebalance the economy, which is now more dependent than ever on financial services, according to the latest TUC economy report published today.

Dental firm launches iPhone app to recruit 'new generation' of dentists

Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) has launched a smartphone app to help dental workers and clinicians find positions at the group more easily.?