Great Britain: government announces new financial incentives to recruit difficult publics

As of April 2009, job placement agencies will be able to award employers who recruit and commit to train job seekers who have been out of work for six months or longer a financial incentive of up to 2.500 pounds (around 2.800 euros). This is the flagship measure the plan presented on January 12 by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to fight against unemployment, up to 500 million pounds. (Ref. 090034)
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At a jobs summit on January 12, the British Prime Minister announced a £500 million employment package. it will set out incentives on a sliding scale, with the higher awards reserved for particularly difficult job seeker sectors. The scheme will be administered by the Department for Work and Pensions, together with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. A spokesperson for the Department for Work and Pensions told Planet Labor that the scheme makes use of both existing and new

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