Ms Helen Faughnan:

JobsPlus kicked off during the summer months. A number of companies were not recruiting and summer is not always a good time to engage recruitment. Some of the employers that applied were not tax compliant and therefore their applications were turned down initially. It depends on where the employer is in terms of recruiting. The scheme started in the summer and the feedback suggested some employers were not recruiting at the time. However, we have over 2,000 employers who are now registered with us and we hope to see that improving over time.