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  2. Matalan - Wikipedia

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    Matalan Retail Ltd is a British clothing, homeware and toy retailer based in Knowsley, Merseyside, founded by John Hargreaves in 1985. In August 1988, its operations director at the time, Duncan Sullivan, transformed Matalan into an out-of-town warehouse-style, membership-only cash-and-carry business, inspired by Sam's Club in the United States.

  3. International Graduates Scheme - Wikipedia

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    The International Graduates Scheme (IGS) was a UK immigration scheme which was launched on 2 May 2007 and ended on 30 June 2008, when it was replaced by Tier 1 (Post Study Work). It allowed non- EEA nationals who successfully complete a relevant UK degree or postgraduate qualification to work or set up a business in the UK for 12 months without ...

  4. Workfare in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    A graduate took the Department for Work and Pensions to Court arguing that participation in a workfare scheme was a breach of her human rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights. Caitlin Reilly and Jamieson Wilson lost the case but the decision was reversed on appeal. [ 29 ]

  5. Graduate recruitment - Wikipedia

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    Graduate recruitment, campus recruitment or campus placement refers to the process whereby employers undertake an organised program of attracting and hiring students who are about to graduate from schools, colleges, and universities. [1] [2] Graduate recruitment programs are widespread in most of the developed world.

  6. John Hargreaves (businessman) - Wikipedia

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    Hargreaves left school at 14, went into the retail business when he was 16, and opened the first Matalan store in Preston in 1985. [1] Matalan has over 200 stores in the UK, and employs over 16,000 people. He resigned as chairman of Matalan in November 2007, less than a year after taking the company private. [3]

  7. Jo Whitfield - Wikipedia

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    She re-joined Matalan as Chief Executive Officer from March 2023 until October 2024. [4] Asda. She joined Asda in July 2008. She rejoined Asda as a non-executive ...

  8. Student migration - Wikipedia

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    In 2006, as part of a larger scheme to attract highly skilled labour, the UK government made amendments to the Science and Engineering Graduate Scheme (SEGS) which enabled all international students who have completed a post-graduate degree course (Master's of PhD starting after 1 May 2006) to remain in the UK and seek employment for up to 12 ...

  9. Simultaneous recruiting of new graduates - Wikipedia

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    One example is Toyota; the company hired over 1,500 new graduates in 2010, but this number was barely half of the number employed the year before, and Toyota announced its intention to cut new hires in 2011 further down to 1,200. The company may offer more jobs later on, but those who missed out on the current round of hiring will have a slim ...