Boots says it is withdrawing from the government’s scheme to help the long-term unemployed find work. It comes on the same day that ministers had to drop sanctions from a separate scheme that offers work experience to younger jobseekers. Boots said that it would no longer be offering any new placements on the work programme, … Continue reading
More than 1,000 students turned out for Manchester Digital’s ‘talent day’ at Manchester Town Hall today. The digital sector trade body organised the event as part of a plan to forge stronger links between businesses and the city’s universities. The idea is the companies get access to potential employees and the city’s wider talent pool … Continue reading