A successful event to find out about jobs, apprenticeships, training and college courses has been held for young people in Chorley. The event, which took place at Chorley Library on Union Street, was attended by over 70 young people between the ages of 16 and 19. Over 20 representatives from colleges, training providers and employers […]
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Record high of 31.42 million people in work
Private sector employment over 26 million, unemployment rate at 5.1% and the claimant count at its lowest level in over 40 years. More people are in work than ever before, new official figures have revealed. Full-time work has driven an increase in the number of people in work, which now stands at 31.42 million – […]
National apprenticeship reforms to cost councils £600 million a year
Paying the Government’s new Apprenticeship Levy and meeting national apprenticeship targets will cost councils at least £600 million a year, analysis by the Local Government Association reveals today. All public and private employers with a wage bill of more than £3 million will have to contribute 0.5 per cent in a new Apprenticeship Levy from […]
Business Secretary: More must be done to ensure BME workers get more job opportunities
Businesses must do more to help BME workers access the labour market, Business Secretary Sajid Javid said today (9 March 2016). Businesses must do more to help BME workers access the labour market and progress their careers, Business Secretary Sajid Javid said today (9 March 2016) at the first meeting of a new cross-Whitehall Ministerial taskforce when […]
Incomes of the poor being boosted by strong employment growth, but will be hit by benefit cuts
Strong employment growth has reduced the number of people living in households with incomes below a fixed poverty line over the last two years, but planned cuts to benefits and tax credits will mean no growth in the incomes of poorer households on average over the next five years. These are among the main findings […]
