Employment news, page 2


Blog: The best and worst jobs

Where does your job come on the list of the best and worst jobs, based on stress, working environment, physical demands and job outlook?


Blog: Why temporary work can suit the recently redundant

We all know somebody who either has been, or is about to be, made redundant – unfortunately, nobody is immune writes Chimene Felton of Mercia Recruitment.


Thousands in Shropshire still can’t buy home

Three years into the housing slump and owning a home in Shropshire and the West Midlands is still out of reach for thousands across the region, a new report claims.


Free advice over employment issues in Shrewsbury

Shropshire law firm Mortimers is inviting anyone with employment issues to attend free-of-charge advice clinics at the firm’s newly launched Shrewsbury office.


Jobless urged to think about market stalls

People out of work in Shropshire are being urged to go back to basics to beat the recession – by becoming a market trader.


100 jobs could be created at Ironstone home development

More than 100 jobs could be created by the centrepiece of a near-3,500 home development in Shropshire.


18 people chasing every job vacancy

The number of unemployed people chasing every job vacancy has increased to 18, with half of those not confident of finding work in the next two months, according to a report published today.


Recruitment agency launched by Shropshire businessmen

An executive recruitment agency has been launched by two Shropshire businessmen.


Writing a CV – Expert advice and tips

What makes a CV stand out? Do you need to include references? Should you use a video CV? Expert advice from our CV clinic.


Blog: My CV isn’t sexy enough

I’ve decided to give you what you want – I’m going to talk about my CV, writes our job-seeking blogger Henry Mackley.


Blog: The truth about recruitment agencies

It’s time to dispel a common myth: recruitment agencies cannot create jobs. Sorry but it’s true writes David Shennan, CEO of Daisy Thomas recruitment group.


Blog: I get more stressed when I’m out of work

After my most recent blog and the rather hurtful comments – this week I have decided to pull myself together and take positive steps back into the world of work writes Dawn Pearce.


Blog: Troubles with the job-centre

Our second Careers blogger, Dawn Pearce, tells of troubles with the job centre and how demeaning it is to be asked whether you can spell your own name.


Blog: So, what do you do for a living?

“Ludlow is a pretty place, and the air is fresh and sweet, but the streets are most certainly not paved with gold” writes our new job-seeking careers blogger, Henry Mackley.


County prison launch plan for ex-inmates

An initiative designed to stop prisoners from offending again after they are released from jail has been launched in Shropshire. It was launched at HMP Shrewsbury yesterday.


Job hunt advice on offer at centre

Job hunters in Telford will be able to get some top tips next week. An employment and training day takes place next Friday at Dawley Christian Centre from 10am until noon.


UK business in staff level lockdown

Most UK companies are keeping staffing levels as they are as the nation drops into recession, but they are not hiring.


Fresh recession warning for UK

The UK fell into recession in May, according to new GDP estimates.


Many graduates earn under £15K

A third of graduates who started university after 1998 are not paying back their student loans yet.


Data security worries employees

Employees are more at risk from their own companies' lax approach to data security than they are from the government's data losses, research out today suggests.


Strike warning on ITV job cuts

Plans to cut around 430 jobs at ITV News have prompted anger from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).


Govt slashes skilled migrants quota

An independent panel has recommended the government cut its planned number of migrants from outside Europe for occupations with skills shortages by 30 per cent.


UK recruitment falls to 15-year low

The UK jobs outlook is now at its lowest since 1994, according to a new industry study.


Unions to debate strike action at TUC

Unions will today debate the possibility of mass worker walkouts over the government's public sector pay policy.


‘Snail’s pace’ for women in power

Backwards progress has been reported for women's representation in positions of power in Britain, as the government publishes its own views on how to solve the problem in public life.


Six million workers unsatisfied

Six million UK workers are not satisfied with their job, a new survey out today reveals.


Jobless figure sees huge rise

Unemployment in the UK economy has continued to increase, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.


Unemployment on the rise

Unemployment in the UK economy has continued to increase, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.


Job placements plummet

Permanent job placements in the UK economy have fallen to the lowest level since the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York almost seven years ago.


Tips to be taken out of minimum wage

Minimum wage payments will no longer include tips under new government plans.

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