Recent reports have shown that the Scottish retail market is outperforming the rest of the UK. Retail and associatedrecruiters are reaping the rewards of the regions success.
The latest figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) show that total sales were up by 8.2%, a rise of 4.3% on 2008.
The government is to put an extra £58m into the recruitment and retention of social workers.
Following the death of Baby P and in an effort to increase the number of social workers coming into the profession, a recruitment campaign has been announced and it is due to start this month. The campaign aims to persuade 500 former social workers to return to social working.
The government has also announced that it will sponsor 200 university placements for 2009-2010, create a new masters degree and improve on-the-job training for existing social workers.
