Dundee JobsWatch

2013

May

Kevin Keenan and Lesley Brennan : Dundee still with the highest Job Seekers Allowance rate of the 4 main Scottish cities

Lesley Brennan and Kevin Keenan - Dundee Unemployment Level : SNP Trying to Discredit Figures published by their own Scottish Government

April

Kevin Keenan : The Work Programme in Dundee : a big failure

March

Lesley Brennan : Rising Concern over Women’s Unemployment

Kevin Keenan and Lesley Brennan : Dundee has the highest rate for Underemployment in Scotland

Lesley Brennan : The Economy - Victims of a Fad


Marlyn Glen : The Lack of Women and the annual £170 million loss to the Scottish Economy

Jim McGovern challenges the growth of Food Bank Britain

Jenny Marra publishes buried Ninewells report

February 2013

Marlyn Glen : Women Wanting to Work, Waiting for Work

Kevin Keenan : Dundee Unemployment rises ; jobseekers allowance rate the highest of the Scottish cities

Lesley Brennan : The End Child Poverty campaign

Jim McGovern calls for Dundee Waterfront Development meeting on use of local labour

Lesley Brennan : The Impact of the SNP's Budget Cuts in Dundee

Laurie Bidwell : Dundee School Leavers' Destinations

Lesley Brennan : Dundee's Disposable Household Income

Kevin Keenan : Council Budget - The Labour Group's alternative savings

Jim McGovern writes to Minister on Remploy bid

Richard McCready : Action Needed Against Blacklisting

Jim McGovern calls for urgent action for Dundee Remploy

January

Kevin Keenan and Lesley Brennan : Unemployment in Dundee construction sector

Kevin Keenan and Lesley Brennan : Dundee's unemployment rate stands at 10 per cent

 

2012

December

Marlyn Glen : Counting the Cost of the lack of Affordable Childcare

Lesley Brennan : Why the number of nurses matters

Jenny Marra challenges Dundee SNP over shovel-ready jobs

Kevin Keenan : A Tale of Two Cities Dundee October 1966 and Dundee 2012

November

Kevin Keenan : Lower wages are bad for the Dundee economy

Richard McCready : Progress on the Living Wage - could go further 

Jim McGovern calls for action over Dundee Job Losses

October

Richard McCready : Council should be heard being in support of games industry

September

Kevin Keenan : Dundee has the lowest percentage of full-time employment jobs in mainland Scotland

Laurie Bidwell : Shortage of Places at Dundee College

Kevin Keenan - Dundee remains the Scottish city with the highest rate of unemployment

Jim McGovern criticises government inaction on jobs as Dundee unemployment increases

Lesley Brennan : Austerity threatens to reverse progress towards gender equality for women

Jim McGovern and Kevin Keenan Welcome New Procurement Approach from the Council But Argue for Improvements

Long term unemployment amongst Dundee's young adults increases from 20 to 380 in 3 years

August

Richard McCready : Dundee City Council and DERL - No Redundancy Policy ?

Jenny Marra : New National Fire and Rescue Service HQ should be located in Dundee

Kevin Keenan : Greater Focus and Commitment required for Economic Growth in Dundee

Richard McCready : Five Point Plan for Dundee Jobs

Lesley Brennan : 5,900 underemployed in Dundee

Dundee Unemployment Levels by City Area

Jim McGovern calls for action over Dundee job losses

Kevin Keenan : Dundee now has the highest unemployment rate of the 4 main Scottish cities

Kevin Keenan : Dundee job vacancies - "figures make grim reading"

Kevin Keenan : Call for More Work for Dundee's Building Industry

July

Kevin Keenan : Dundee's unemployment is now at a 14-year high 

Lesley Brennan : Quarter of a million working hours lost through stress-related illnesses as cuts take toll on health of dedicated NHS workforce

Laurie Bidwell : Graduate Unemployment Figures Very Disappointing

 

June

Councillor Lesley Brennan : The high cost of keeping people out of work rather than ensuring that they are in work

 

February

Kevin Keenan : Dundee job vacancies now the third lowest in 6 years

Jim McGovern MP calls for more employment support

Jim McGovern pushes UK Government to take action on jobs for Dundee

January

Jenny Marra MSP : Cutting Police Support Staff is a "False Economy"

Kevin Keenan : Dundee jobs : The Private sector needs a strong public sector

Laurie Bidwell : Well-Qualified Population a Positive Indicator for Dundee in Cities Outlook report

Jim McGovern presses UK government on unemployment in Dundee

Kevin Keenan : 12 areas of Dundee where male unemployment is 10 per cent or more

Jim McGovern calls for action on youth unemployment

Jenny Marra MSP : Dundee and Low Pay

Kevin Keenan : Dundee is now in the Top 5 for Unemployment in Scotland

Kevin Keenan : Dundee's New Year Challenge in 2012

December 2011

Kevin Keenan : Dundee long-term unemployed - largest annual increase of the 4 main Scottish cities

Marlyn Glen : Dundee in 2015

Kevin Keenan : Dundee Unemployment : Neither Plan Osborne nor Plan Salmond has worked

Jim McGovern calls on UK and Scottish Governments to act on unemployment

Laurie Bidwell : Teacher Numbers Tumble again in Dundee

Kevin Keenan : Gamesa Dundee 1,000 jobs blow : SNP Government told to produce its plans for energy jobs for the city

Marlyn Glen : NHS Tayside staffing - Three Facts and An Admission

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November 2011

Kevin Keenan : Unemployment in Dundee soars by 70 per cent amongst 18-24 year olds

Laurie Bidwell : 99 Fewer Teachers in Dundee - SNP Education Convener Challenged to Answer Questions

Laurie Bidwell : 99 Fewer Teachers in Dundee

October 2011

Kevin Keenan : Unemployment in Dundee 700 up year-on-year

Richard McCready : Concern at Ninewells Car Parking Charge  Increase

September 2011