The bosses of the 200,000 registered charities in the UK were urged not to take part in the government’s new ‘workfare’ programme launched today (Monday 28 April). The new mandatory Community Work Placements require that jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) claimants do six months work placement – or risk losing their benefits. Unite, the country’s largest union,…
Long-term unemployed people rely heavily on careers advice and support during January according to new research released by the National Careers Service. Fifty per cent of careers advisers questioned by the National Careers Service reported more demand from long-term unemployed for inspiration, advice and guidance at this time of year. In addition, over half (60%)…
More than 15,000 young people are to be given the opportunity to develop their skills and gain an insight into the food and grocery industry, currently the UK’s biggest employer, thanks to ‘Feeding Britain’s Future’, a nationwide campaign launched today by the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) in partnership with Jobcentre Plus. The initiative follows a successful pilot…
A million more workers are under-employed now than on the eve of the recession in early 2008, according to a TUC analysis of official figures published. The number of under-employed workers – those doing part-time jobs because they can’t find full-time ones or wanting more hours in their current jobs – has increased by 42%…
Free training will only be eligible for benefit claimants on jobseekers allowance or Employment and support allowance, who are required to seek work as a condition of receiving their benefits. These new rules will come into power for the 2011/12 academic year. But to enable colleges to meet local demand for the skills that lead…
Youngsters struggling to find work will be steered are to be advised to enrol in unpaid training programmes or towards unpaid training or volunteering, the government has announced. Iain Duncan, the Work and Pensions Secretary and other various organisations plan to set up stalls in Jobcentre Plus offices after agreeing a deal to be rubber-stamped…