Jobs and careers News
New name - same aim for jobs service
Published: Monday 26th March 2012
A free service which has helped more than 500 people from East Kilbride and beyond back into work is being rebranded.
Freephone number to help unemployed
Published: Monday 27th February 2012
A freephone number to help unemployed people in South Lanarkshire back into work has been launched.
Business week will showcase support
Published: Thursday 23rd February 2012
A great place to do business - that's one of the main themes of the first ever Lanarkshire Business Week.
£10m garden centre will cultivate jobs
Published: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Plans have been given the green light for a £10million garden centre complex in East Kilbride which could create 150 jobs.
Golden hat-trick at COSLA awards
Published: Friday 17th February 2012
The council has scored a golden hat-trick at this year's Cosla Excellence Awards.
Week set to boost business
Published: Monday 13th February 2012
In defiance of the economic gloom civic leaders and businesses have joined forces to launch the first Lanarkshire Business Week.
Increase in living wage for lower paid
Published: Thursday 9th February 2012
Around half of the council's workforce are to have their earnings increased.
Programme will create 80 local jobs
Published: Tuesday 7th February 2012
A new scheme has been launched which will provide 80 new jobs and support businesses to employ local people.
Workers get redundancy support
Published: Friday 20th January 2012
More than 600 people made redundant from construction firm WJ Harte are being invited to an event to help them back into work.
Still time to be inspired
Published: Thursday 22nd December 2011
There are still some places left for an inspirational personal development event to help boost local businesses and employment.
Inspirational talk to boost employment
Published: Tuesday 13th December 2011
Lanarkshire businesses are being encouraged to come along to an inspirational personal development event.
Young people head towards opportunities
Published: Tuesday 16th August 2011
An innovative approach to learning has been hailed a success as the first group of young people graduate.
500 people find 500 jobs
Published: Wednesday 10th August 2011
A free service has helped 500 people find jobs in the first 500 days since it was launched.
Event marks 100th vocational qualification
Published: Monday 23rd May 2011
The achievements and qualifications of people with learning disabilities and brain injuries have been honoured.
Future jobs fund benefits communities
Published: Thursday 24th March 2011
More than 1200 people, many of them young and disadvantaged, have found employment through the Future Jobs Fund.
More industrial units for Rutherglen
Published: Thursday 24th February 2011
Six more industrial units are under construction in an already well-established industrial area in Rutherglen.
Living wage boost for lowest paid workers
Published: Thursday 10th February 2011
A 'living wage' has been introduced to boost earnings for around half of the council's 16,000 employees.
60 apprenticeships up for grabs
Published: Thursday 28th October 2010
Sixty new apprenticeships in IT and business have been created.
