No. Tata say hello to Jaguar Land Rover with an injection of “tens of millionsâ€� of pounds into the business, according to the FT. Tata Motors did not denied the report and this will be seen as a boost for workers who were facing job cuts.  If it happens, it will also give Business Secretary Lord Mandelson a little more time to think about the group’s place in the bailout queue. Jaguar Landrover went to the government for financial support with unions backing the case echoing the bailout of US carmakers.  But Lord Mandelson said that Tata group should “look to their own resources.” The CBI (Confederation of British Industry) says that 800,000 UK jobs in the carmaking industry are at risk, and that urgent government loans are needed to preserve them and the Unite union says tens of thousands of skilled jobs are “hanging by a thread”. There’s been no comment on Graduate Jobs from the company, but we’ll keep a close eye on this one to see how it develops.

As if worrying about interview questions, psychometric tests and how to behave on a graduate assessment day (oh, and finishing your degree) is not enough to keep the job-seeking student busy, I see it reported by HR Magazine that Oasis Dental Care Ltd have done a survey of employers about teeth and employment.  The survey reveals four in ten employers think that jobseekers with bad teeth will be at a disadvantage when applying for a new job and more than a third think bad teeth overshadow the rest of a person’s appearance. The same apparently goes for bad breath.  When the British Dental Association ran a similar survey a few years back they concluded that bad breath can “damage career prospectsâ€�.  It’s tempting to say go and visit the dentist quickly, but they are in the news today accused of double charging patients. They’re coming at you from all sides, so just get scrubbing and brushing before those job interviews!

When you read this you might want to consider getting a job in the public sector.  95,000 public sector pensioners have been overpaid £126m since 1978, says the Cabinet Office.  The good news for those affected is that the money will not have to be repaid – another government bailout! The bad news is that many will face a cut in their pensions now that the error has been discovered. An Estimated 5% of civil servants, teachers, NHS workers, judicial and armed forces personnel were overpaid by a credit crunch busting average of a just over £200 a year each. Letters are being sent to pensioners across the UK explaining what has happened. In a written statement to MPs, Cabinet Office minister Liam Byrne promised a National Audit Office investigation but said there was “no single cause”. Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable, who first raised the issue

If your one of the two people who watch Harry and Paul on the BBC, you’ll know a lady loves a chocolatier. A fact compounded by the 20% rise in profits at Thorntons. Despite the impending recession, there’s nothing we like more than a bit of comforting choccy as we teeter, crying, and about to jump off the roof of the car park. An added factor for Thornton’s success is the revamping of their stores and new product ranges. Boss Mike Davies says that’s what its all about: Thorntons are no less susceptible to the under-pant spoiling atmosphere felt by others on the high street but you can weather it providing you’ve got “something new and continue to innovate”. Send in your pictures of how you’d innovate in the chocolate retail sector. A big thank you to R. Sleeker of Hampton for this idea.

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