The new Universal Jobmatch website has left many jobseekers worried about the safety of their personal information – and claimants uncertain about whether they are obliged to register.
A new government jobs website has been described as a “scammer’s paradise” as a Channel 4 News investigation reveals major security flaws.
It is a looming deadline which will trigger sweeping tax hikes for most Americans and deep spending cuts, possibly plunging the country into another recession. We sort out the facts – and the figures.
Cleaners, caterers and labourers are most affected by underemployment, which has risen by one million people since the start of the recession, according to the ONS.
Jackie Long
The Work Programme figures are not a disaster, says the employment minister. But not one of the 18 providers met the government’s end of first year minimum target on sustainable work.
Jackie Long
The company and Work and Pensions insisted the figures we broadcast were misleading and incomplete and we should wait for their official numbers. Well the wait is nearly over.
Labour are probably unwise to try to make too much political capital out of the lack of progress on this problem. To do so only invites comparisons with their own record, which is far from exemplary.
Unemployment falls to its lowest total for over a year, although there is an increase in the number of people claiming jobseeker’s allowance.
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.
As the living wage rises from £7.20 to £7.45, Boris Johnson joins Labour in calling for more employers to boost low wages. But is it bad for business? Channel 4 News investigates.
The background The government launched the Work Programme in June last year, calling it the biggest welfare-to-work initiative in UK history. Is it working? With more than 2.5 million people unemployed, there’s a huge amount riding on that question. And the government now says it wants to export the same kind of model – outsourcing…
A4e received £46m from the taxpayer in the first year of the government’s flagship Work Programme – despite failing to meet minimum targets for getting the long-term unemployed into work.
Take one piece of disused land, turn it into a farm – and create jobs and training while you’re at it. Channel 4 News has talked to two schemes who’ve been recognised for their pioneering work.
Over £1bn is made available to help create and safeguard jobs in England. But can the regional growth fund spend the money, confound its critics, and overcome a history of bureaucratic delays?
Unemployment takes an unexpected fall and the number of people working rises to nearly 30 million, boosted by a rise in part-time work. Channel 4 News looks behind the numbers.