As youth unemployment figures continue to rise at record-breaking levels, the Prince of Wales's youth charity The Prince's Trust has designed an initiative to combat the problem. Prince Charles will visit the trust's headquarters to unveil the initiative which will create 100 jobs for unemployed young people - who will then try to help a further 100,000 find work. The new scheme will see youngsters who have ...

Unemployment could be as high as 6.3 million in the UK if a different counting measure was used, highlighting the true scale of joblessness, according to a new report. The TUC said the higher figure - more than twice the official total - was revealed using an American measure, which includes people in part-time jobs because they cannot find full-time work and recent redundancies. The jobless total increased ...

Unemployment is at a staggering 2.68million – the highest for a generation. On top of that leading economists say this situation will get worse before it gets better. This makes the news that thousands of UK jobs are being advertised in Romania even more shocking. As the jobless rate soars to 8.4 per cent, Romanian job-seekers are being snapped up in a recruitment drive that has made the UK the favoured des ...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning taxpayers not to fall victim to ‘phishing’ emails sent out by fraudsters in the run-up to the self-assessment deadline of January 31. The email tells the recipient they are due a tax rebate, and provides a link to a clone of HMRC’s website where the recipient is asked to give their credit card or bank details. Fraudsters then try to take money from the account using ...

Activists from the Right to Work campaign are to stage a protest outside Downing Street ahead of new figures expected to show another increase in unemployment. The group said it wanted to highlight the "scandal" of the rising jobless total, which increased by 129,000 last month to 2.62 million, the highest since 1994, while youth unemployment reached a record high of over a million. Analysts expect the late ...

The government has announced plans to offer a financial incentives of up to £1,500 to encourage small firms to take on apprentices. But the business lobby group the CBI has said the measures don't go far enough – and called for them to be extended to all businesses. The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) announced new measures to make a £1,500 subsidy available to companies with fewer than ...

As unemployment among the under-25s tops 1 million for the first time, a survey reveals that Britain is creating a permanent underclass excluded from the prospect of employment. Almost three quarters of UK employers believe there is a permanent underclass emerging, whose education and background leaves them largely unemployable. According to research released as part of the Adecco Group's 'Unlocking Britain ...

In Soledad O'Brien's latest CNN documentary, eight young people -- and complete strangers -- arrive in Silicon Valley, where they move into a house and live together for nine weeks as TV cameras roll. But it's not what you think. Really. "This is so not 'The Real World.' It's so not 'Big Brother,' " O'Brien said of "The New Promised Land -- Silicon Valley." "There are no hot tubs and booze and arguments. Al ...

If you are aged 18-30, have a business idea you want help to explore and live in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland then the Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme may be able to help you. The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme supports unemployed young people aged 18-30 to work out if your business ideas are viable and whether self-employment is right for you. Participation in the Enterprise Programme does ...

The UKs leading DIY website builder, Moonfruit, has partnered with PayPal to launch a simple e-commerce answer for start-up businesses. The new ShopBuilder service will allow traders to instantly sell their products through the web, mobile and social media using a single online platform – as opposed to having to create a different shop for different devices. ShopBuilder, which went live on Moonfruit.com on ...