Career Teachers supports JobsAware
About JobsAware
JobsAware was set up by the Metropolitan Police and is now a Community Interest Company aimed at protecting job seekers, supporting recruitment companies, and offering general advice to agency workers and people looking for work. They have a Patron at the House of Lords, an MP supporting the campaign and backing from DWP and BEIS. They are supported by DWP at a senior level (www.gov.uk/jobsearch/).
Who are JobsAware?
JobsAware is a non-profit organisation created by the Metropolitan Police to tackle the growth in job scams exploiting vulnerable job seekers. In the last 12 months over 700,000 people have visited the website for free advice reporting over £0.5m in potential fraud.
JobsAware has prevented over £0.25m in fraud in the last 12 months and this is growing all the time. Recently, JobsAware has appeared in the Daily Mail, Independent, Daily Mirror, Financial Times, National (Scotland) and on the BBC.
JobsAware is a joint initiative with DWP, BEIS, law enforcement and industry. Our partners include National Crime Agency, City of London Police, National Trading Standards, Crimestoppers, the REC, and Cyber Streetwise. SAFERjobs share intelligence with law enforcement, government regulators of the recruitment sector, and job boards and recruiters to remove fake ads and enable government-led prosecution of companies who exploit workers.
They currently work with 30 major UK job boards, around 20 colleges and university career sites, and many large recruitment companies.
What is the issue?
Fraud exists in multiple guises: fake jobs aimed at defrauding job seekers (recent Action Fraud research found that the average job scam costs individuals £4000), recruitment companies falsifying information to defraud organisations (and within healthcare endanger vulnerable people), and recruitment companies defrauding agency staff.
How to stay safe in your job search
To stay safe in your job search we recommend that you visit JobsAware, a non-profit, joint industry and law enforcement organisation working to combat job scams. Visit the JobsAware website for information on common scams and to get free, expert advice for a safer job search.
Where you can find out more
Please visit the JobsAware Website for more information https://www.jobsaware.co.uk/