Workers in finance graduate jobs and other professionals should "fight back" against a working culture which sees them completing huge swathes of unpaid overtime.Research conducted by the Trades Union Congress revealed that almost a million people clock up an average of two hours of free labour every day.The director of the Institute of Employment Rights, [...]

Young people who find themselves out of work during the recession might face a lifetime of bad health and unhappiness.That is according to a new report published by the Princes Trust, which reveals that unemployed young people are less happy and healthy than those in work.The charity’s YouGov Youth Index also claims that unemployment can [...]

Students can help their graduate job prospects by taking up part-time work during university holidays or alongside their academic work.That is according to the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS), which claims that employers are increasingly looking for work experience on top of good degree results, particularly in the current economic climate.The organisation claims [...]

Most UK workers are taking on hobbies to impress prospective employers, according to a new survey by Hirescores.com.The poll shows that more than three quarters of people (76 per cent) are beefing up their CV by filling their free time with activities, reports Recruiter.Charity work emerged as the most popular activity for boosting career prospects, [...]

Some graduates are paying in order to secure prized internships because of the tough market for jobs, the BBC reports.The practice has been criticised by university careers advisers including the head of Oxford University’s careers service, Jonathan Black.People who have recently come out of university are often keen to gain relevant work experience and some [...]

Loan insurance firms want the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to drop PPI claims which the body has asked them to reopen, the Financial Times reports today (November 13th).The claims in question, which number around 185,000, were previously rejected but subsequently declared legitimate to be re-opened in customers’ favour.It is thought that thousands of claims might [...]

Youth unemployment has now reached almost 20 per cent, the latest unemployment figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show.In total, the number of people out of work rose by 30,000 in the third quarter of this year, but the jobless rate is highest among the 16 to 24 age group which includes many [...]

October saw a rise in the number of staff taken on across Europe, according to Monster Employment Index statistics released today (November 10th).The rise in the index was the first in eight months, now standing at 99 having been at 97 in September and 152 a year ago.However, the recruitment boost is not distributed equally [...]

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