Following last week’s Summer Statement by chancellor Rishi Sunak on the next phase of the government’s response to the Covid 19 pandemic focused on job retention and creation, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is developing its response and work around the employment, skills and inclusion agenda, to help address the impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable […]
Morgan McKinley’s Q2 Spring London Employment Monitor details City hiring trends from April through June 2020. The second quarter (Q2) of the year saw decreases in terms of jobs available and professionals seeking jobs. In April, there was a 72% year-on-year decrease in the number of vacancies with only a 1% decrease in job seekers […]
An East Midlands-based childcare provider has expanded its footprint in the region after completing the acquisition of two nurseries in Mansfield, with the support of a seven-figure funding package from Lloyds Bank. NurseriesRUs purchased the two new sites in February as part of its ambitious growth plans to widen its offering in the region. But […]
Although rates of contraction did ease from May, they remained marked and among the quickest in the survey’s history. At the same time, demand for staff continued to fall substantially. Reports of redundancies led to a sharp increase in candidate availability, which added further downward pressure on pay. Notably, starting salaries dropped at the quickest […]
According to brand new research from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, one in three (38.6%) finance professionals admit that they have struggled with their mental health over the past three months; and job security appears to be the biggest concern for working professionals. The job board surveyed 2,000 UK workers to uncover how […]
Local people seeking a new career in technology are being invited to join a free Covid-19 response bootcamp to take them from scratch to professional developers. Launching in September 2020, the School of Code bootcamp, funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), is full-time, intensive, and free to all West Midlands residents. No previous […]
As millions of workers have been forced to stay at home over the past few months, there has been a massive spike in the number of commercial opportunities being created by entrepreneurs. Data from startups.co.uk shows that at least five new online businesses were started every day during April, representing an increase of 60% on […]
Hundreds of work coaches are being recruited to boost employment in the West Midlands as part of a new package of support focused on training and reskilling jobseekers, and getting the region back to work. West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and the Department for Work and Pensions are joining forces to provide targeted support to […]
Three large employers are helping the region’s economy to recover from the Covid-19 shutdown by contributing more than £200,000 to fund apprenticeship training for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a scheme set up by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Enterprise Rent a Car, developer St Modwen Properties and City of Wolverhampton Council are […]
Ahead of the reopening of pubs and restaurants on Wednesday 15th July as lockdown measures are eased, chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is advising those hospitality sector operators facing financial difficulties because of the coronavirus to consider applying to the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) for financial assistance. With estimates that around 100,000 of the 280,000 […]
