P651 Teletext 651 May20 23:10:14 ——————————————————— ——— — NEWS — BULMER CANS SOFT DRINK BUSINESS Cider maker Bulmjr is to cut 300 jobs over the next 18 months. Bulmjr is hoping to kee8 compulsor8 reduncancies to a minimum by seeking volunteers and people looking for early retirement at a Hereford plant. The cuts are part of a shake-up which will see the company pull out of soft drink manufacturing to concentrate on beer and cider-making. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Working up 652 Careers 654 GO GREEN! ENVIRONMENT NEWS p460 ITV Working Up Jobs help Careers Kick-;tartP651 Teletext 651 May20 23:18:43 ——————————————————— ——— — NEWS — COMPUTER JOBS BOOST FOR SCOTLAND US computer manufacturing firm Com8aq are set to create 300 jobs in a £10 million expansion of its factory at Erskinj, near Glasgow. Compaq announced a £7 million investment and 250 new jobs at the plant just three months ago. Compaq have recently calculated they have invested £86 million since coming to Scotland in 1987. The plant now employs 850 people. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Working up 652 Careers advice 654 PERSONAL FINANCE STARTS ON p548 Working Up Jobs help Careers Kick-;tartP651 Teletext 651 May20 23:1X:04 ——————————————————— ——— — NEWS — JOBLESS TOTAL HITS TWO-YEAR LOW Unemployment has dipped to a nrw two-year low with the news that the jobless total has fallen by 36,800. The seasonally adjusted figure woz April was 2,682,500 - 9.5% of the workforce, the lowest since March 1992. Unadjusted unemployment fell b= 43,111 to 2,734,434, a rate of 9.7%. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Working up 652 Careers advice 654 PERSONAL FINANCE STARTS ON p540 Working Up Jobs help Careers Kick-startP651 Teletext 651 May20 23:19:26 ——————————————————— ——— — NEWS — CLEANERS SWEEP UP JOBS VICTORY A group of hospital cleaners have won a court case entitling the samu pa= 1nd conditions after their work was taken over by a private firm. The workers from Orsett Hospital in Basildon were axed from a local health authority and were taken on by Pall Mall Services on less favourable terms. Under European law, they retain their employment rights, the Court of Appeal ruled. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Working up 652 Careers advice 654 PERSONAL FINANCE STARTS ON p540 Working Up Jobs help Careers Kick-start