Salute for veterans job programme

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Jul 2012, 13:00 BST

LIVINGSTON Labour MP Graeme Morrice has hailed the launch of a scheme guaranteeing ex-forces personnel a job interview.

Under the Veterans Interview Programme (VIP), companies promise an interview for jobseeking ex-servicemen and women, along with other forms of employment support for veterans.

More than 20 leading UK employers, including O2, Comet, Crossrail, Greggs, Centrica, John Lewis, Poundland, Wickes and the Scottish Football Association, have signed up to the scheme, set up by shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy.