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DWP to centralise client contact in one network

...a single virtual contact centre network. The new single telephone network for Jobcentre Plus will be introduced in September 2011. However, the document also says... Read more

10 November, 2010 by Kable
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Search Jobcentre Plus 0.6.1303.86723

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22 November, 2011

Volunteers urged to 'give an hour' for online drive

...now. From Monday, Three shops, Mecca Bingo halls, John Lewis department stores, JobCentre Plus centres, post offices and Wetherspoon's pubs will all encourage staff... Read more

24 October, 2011

DWP hampered by poor IT, says report

...to be limited until it is able to integrate its processing systems. Jobcentre Plus and the Pension, Disability and Carers Service — which are agencies within... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Kable

DWP kills funding for benefit fraud-finding tech

...and also spent £240,000 on testing the tech at its own Jobcentre Plus service, according to a department spokeswoman. In 2008-2009, a further... Read more

11 November, 2010 by Natasha Lomas
UK Jobs 1.0

UK Jobs 1.0

...vacancies, career, careers, advice, cv, upload, apply, interview, recruitment, assessment, center, centre, jobcentre, jobcenter, jobsite, site, website, online, news, 1job, 1job.co.uk, localjobs, localjobs... Read more

22 November, 2011
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jobcentreplus 2.1

...The app allows you to search through all the jobs held by Jobcentre Plus. Use your current location or enter the place you are looking... Read more

3 February, 2011

Immigration caps: Company transfers of IT talent could be hit

...national shortage and the local labour market had been tested through the JobCentre Plus," the consultation adds. Bringing non-EU workers to the UK to... Read more

29 June, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Minister wants jobseekers to get own websites

Employment minister Jim Knight has outlined a future for Jobcentre Plus in which unemployed people will have their own personalised web page... Read more

3 December, 2009 by Kable

Wired pub serves up pints and jobs

...Jobpoints, are part of a modernisation programme being driven through by the Jobcentre Plus (formerly the Employment Service) in partnership with EDS. The Jobpoints are... Read more

19 November, 2002 by Graham Hayday

iPhone-owning job seeker? There's an app for that

...job seekers can now browse vacancies on their handset via a new Jobcentre Plus app. Jim Knight, minister of state for employment and welfare, announced... Read more

11 March, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

MPs call for overhaul of Jobcentre IT

Poor IT is hampering efficiency at Jobcentre Plus, according to a Commons report. A parliamentary watchdog has said that... Read more

9 October, 2007 by Kable

Jobcentre IT systems hit problems

Jobcentre Plus computer systems are failing to process 40 percent of claims, the... Read more

27 January, 2006 by Kable

Jobcentre fails to answer benefit calls

...service IT system to help more people into work. The CEO of Jobcentre Plus, Lesley Strathie, admitted that since the deployment of a customer management... Read more

23 November, 2005 by Dan Ilett

Tax credit fiasco: 8,800 identities stolen

Network Rail and JobCentre employees affected The government has admitted losing £2.7m to fraudulent claims... Read more

19 January, 2006 by Dan Ilett

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