Offering £1,000 to attend a job interview

A shortage of suitable candidates has led one firm to offer £1,000 for applicants to turn up to an interview.

A Leicestershire firm looking for someone to work in digital marketing is taking the unusual approach as it seeks a new member of the team.

In a Sunday Politics East Midlands film from Melton Mowbray, Rob Pittam spoke to Midas Media managing director Ed Leake, and Leicester and Leicestershire LEP skills director Marion Plant.