Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

Look in for a job in 2016? We have been adding to our long list of job fairs and franchising exhibitions. Please click on EVENTS. Click on individual dates or the year to get a full listing. If you are holding an event – please make sure we have your...

If you 15-24 year olds and looking for a career, a good place to start is. Skills London 2015 is London’s biggest jobs and careers event for young people. Two days of interactive activities and inspiring jobs and careers, held at ExCeL London, f...

Calling all young people under the age of 27 Interested in getting involved in politics - apply to take part in the Labour Youth Conference 2016 The biggest ever Labour Youth Conference will take place on 27 and 28 February in Scarborough How it all...

Some good news in the US. US Economy Adds 271K Jobs in October  Nonfarm payrolls increased by 271 thousand in October of 2015, the biggest gain since December and well above market expectations. Job gains occurred in professional and busine...

The Compass London job fair is being held at the London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square in November 2015. Update your sector knowledge with one of the seminars, or kickstart your career development by visiting one of the many stands of the country's...

The Youthonomics Global Index, compiled by Paris-based think tank Youthonomics, aims to help young people assess their current and future prospects – political, economic and social – around the world. It assesses 64 countries using 59 criteria,...

George Osborne should abandon his planned cuts to tax credits and look for the £4.4bn in revenue elsewhere, according to the Resolution Foundation in an article in the Guardian this morning. The Resolution thinktank was one of the first to warn...

The new State Pension will be introduced in April 2016. Concerns have been raised that many of those who will be affected by the changes do not know enough about the changes or exactly what they will mean for their pensions, especially people who are...

Committee renews call for Tax Credit numbers The Commons Work and Pensions Committee has today written to the Treasury to ask again for information on the numbers of people flowing on and off tax credits, and the average duration of a tax credit clai...

EVIDENCE SESSION: Benefit delivery  9.30am, Wednesday 4 November, Wilson Room, Portcullis House   The Work and Pensions Committee is holding an inquiry into the timeliness and accuracy of benefit delivery by the DWP. Potential problems that...