A YouTube video has been created by a council to advertise vacancies - despite having only 15 positions available.

Brighton and Hove City Council created the YouTube channel last month and has so far achieved more than 500 hits.

The local authority believes online listings form an important part of its recruitment programme.

But critics have questioned whether it is necessary as the local authority is scrapping 191 posts this financial year.

Alex Knutsen, of Unison, said the majority of the positions would be filled by the council’s redeployment pool, which is made up its employees whose jobs have been scrapped.

He said: “It may not cost a lot of money but it does strike me as a waste of resources.

The video, which cost £600, was made by council workers with the help of a local cameraman.

A statement from the council said: “While we have significantly reduced the number of jobs being advertised, we will still need to recruit some specialist staff in certain areas in order to maintain services and achieve value for money.

“We are doing everything we can to attract candidates to these posts in what is a very competitive jobs market.”