An Apprenticeship into Self-Employment

Franchising has always been seen as a reliable route into a second career. Recently however, it has begun to attract more and more young people too. According to the latest …

Public Sector Job Losses Hit Women

The rising tide of unemployment has continued to hit women hard, following a record public sector jobs cull. Representing a significant portion of the public sector workforce, (The TUC report …

Jobless surge hits under-24s

The largest increase in unemployment in nearly two years was mirrored by a rise in the number of jobless youths. The country’s jobless rate rose to 2.51million, or 7.9%, between …

1 in 4 graduates fails to get work

More than a quarter of graduates are not in full-time work three and a half years after leaving university, say new figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency. University …