JobsPlus scheme leads to 1,600 jobs

Almost 1,600 long-term unemployed have been taken off the Live Register in the last eight months by employers who signed up to the Government’s JobsPlus employment scheme.

JobsPlus is designed to encourage employers and businesses to focus their recruitment drive on those who have been out of work for long periods.

Participating companies receive regular cash payments to offset wage costs when they employ eligible jobseekers.