With everything that has happened over the last 18 months, the role of a nurse has come even more into the focus of many. They have been able to see what an important job it is and how rewarding it can be. Although it is rewarding to be able to see how you have helped …
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Are you considering getting into the health care sector?
Over the last 12 months the health care sector has been at the forefront of our minds a lot of the time. NHS staff, medical staff and care workers have had a tough job and have often had to put themselves on the front line to look after patients. The NHS are often on the …
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How will this year’s budget affect your wage?
With the cost of living on the rise, many people are struggling to live off low incomes. The current national wage is £7.83 per hour, which for many, is simply not enough to pay off all their bills let alone have spare to spend to Christmas etc. With this year’s budget due to be released …
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Looking for an office to work from
If you are self employed then you will probably understand how hard it can be to work from home. Many people will probably say to you how they are envious that you can work from your home and do not have to content with traffic, cost of travelling and having to leave the house on …
Apprenticeships – how do they actually work?
With the government recently introducing the law which requires students to either stay on in education, have a job lined up to go to or go in to an apprenticeship, apprenticeships have grown in popularity. It is the perfect way to get in to working and start earning your own money, whilst still training to …
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Assessing your options when leaving education
People leave education at all different ages but recently there has been a change in the law. As of September 2013, students who are looking to leave school at the age of 16 will have to stay in some sort of education until they are 17 (this then rose again to 18 in September 2015). …
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Unemployment levels are still falling
Unemployment levels have been one of the most talked about topics in the employment industry over recent years. Following the recession, unemployment levels rose to over 2.68 million which was the highest they have been since 1993. This caused wide spread panic and was a massive strain on the benefits system. Since then, the government …
Employment in the housing industry
Over the past ten years the amount of new houses that have been built has risen at its fastest past. This is partly due to the increased need for further homes due to the growing population of the UK along with many investors buying land during the recession and building new properties on them. The …
Top five paid jobs in Scotland 2014
Recent studies have been carried out to find out what currently are the top five best paid jobs in Scotland. With the worse of the recession over, people are again starting to consider changing jobs and professions, as previously many members of staff had to stay in jobs that they were not happy with or …
Recruitment Trends for 2014
It now appears that the United Kingdom is moving into a more favourable economic climate for employment. The British Chambers of Commerce suggest that the UK’s gross domestic product will hit levels not charted since we hit recessions in 2008. We are currently at 2.7% which is more 0.5% more than was originally projected so …