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Apprentice firms profit at public’s expense – govt report
The government is paying too much money, too easily, on apprenticeship schemes, leading to “excessive” profits being made at the public’s expense, according to a new report.
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Economic downturn ‘threatens public’s mental health’
A study from the Medical Research Council suggests the global financial downturn has adversely impacted public health, with fear of unemployment leading to a decline in men’s mental wellbeing.
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Teenagers’ hopes hit by ‘economic deterioration’
Students waiting for their GCSE results this week have seen the most “dramatic” changes to their prospects than any other secondary school year group for 70 years, according to a report.
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Why recession plus labour hoarding means more jobs
As latest government figures show a drop in the number of people without work – despite the recession – Channel 4 News speaks to one of the economists who are scratching their heads to explain why.
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Olympic boost for students seeking summer work
The Olympic effect is hitting the summer job market – but only in London and the south east, recruitment agencies and employers tell Channel 4 News.
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The truth about falling unemployment
As unemployment falls for the fourth month in a row, Channel 4 News looks behind the figures and finds a mixed picture.
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Wanted: graduates, school leavers and their parents
Channel 4 News is looking for young people entering the jobs market this summer, and people from the generation above who got their first job in 1978, to take part in a film about the Class of 2012.
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Small increase in graduate jobs for class of 2012
A report into this year’s graduate market shows a 0.9 per cent increase in graduate vacancies. But with a record number of applications for graduate positions, competition for jobs is high.
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Clegg backs bid to fire state pupils’ career ambitions
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will today endorse an initiative which aims to inspire state school pupils to be ambitious in their job aspirations.
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Cameron: benefits change can end welfare gap
David Cameron warns that the welfare system is causing deep social divisions and signals a rethink over what benefits are for and who receives them.
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Spending cuts ’cause recruiting problems for public sector’
The government’s spending cuts create recruitment problems for public sector organisations as people “shy away” from the sector, a new report warns.
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Unemployment falls for third month in a row
The number of people out of work drops again, despite the recession and the crisis in the eurozone, but claims for unemployment benefit rise.
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UK jobless figures down – why?
As the UK struggles under the government’s coalition cuts, the latest unemployment figures show a surprise fall in jobless numbers – but why?
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Host boroughs to provide 40 per cent of security staff
London’s six Olympic host boroughs look set to provide more than 40 per cent of security staff for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, its official security provider reveals.
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Major investment in General Motors’ Ellesmere Port plant
The UK economy receives a boost as the US motor giant confirms a £125m investment in Vauxhall’s car plant in Cheshire, creating thousands of new jobs.
