With the Covid-19 pandemic changing many businesses and colleagues attitudes to flexible working arrangements, Matthew Davis, Associate Solictor at Stockport-based firm, Gorvins, answers the question, 'How flexible must an employer be?'. The working landscape has changed significantly since the … [Read more...]
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Hallidays becomes Freehab corporate partner
Stockport accountancy firm, Hallidays, has become a corporate partner to free online physical rehabilitation service, Freehab and added its services to the firm's Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). The new relationship marks a significant milestone in the development of Freehab, and also … [Read more...]
New legislation planned to make digital identities more trustworthy and secure
The government is to propose new legislation to allow digital methods to be used to prove people's identity, in place of physical documentation such as a passport or driving license. The plans follow a consultation on digital identities and aim to make digital documents as trusted and secure as … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester social care staff to be guaranteed Living Wage under plans to improve city-region pay
As Greater Manchester moves to become the UK's first Living Wage City-region, Mayor Andy Burnham has announced that social care staff across all ten boroughs will earn at least the real Living Wage. The pay uplift, made on 14th March at an event in Manchester city centre, came as part of a host … [Read more...]
Creative Campus planned for Stockport after winning £2.63 million culture funding
Stockport Council has been awarded a grant of £2.63 million from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) to deliver a Creative Campus in town centre, transforming it into a new digital arts neighbourhood. The award is part of a share of the £48 million Cultural Investment Fund … [Read more...]
Businesses invited to help employees save with Stockport Credit Union
Stockport Credit Union are inviting businesses in the borough to help support their employees' financial wellbeing through their payroll services. The credit union provides Stockport organisations with a service to encourage employees to save and borrow through their payroll, reducing their need … [Read more...]
Applications open for next intake of businesses to join Help to Grow: Management course
Applications have opened for small businesses in Greater Manchester to gain a boost from the government-backed funded Help to Grow: Management programme. Organisations will get the chance to work with small business experts from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) to enhance resilience, … [Read more...]
Stockport marks International Women’s Day 2022
Stockport is supporting this year’s International Women’s Day, which takes place on Tuesday 8th March. This year's theme is 'Breaking the Bias’. Recognised globally, the day is a chance to celebrate the contribution of women across the world in their achievements both personally, politically and … [Read more...]
Stockport employers invited to showcase opportunities at city-region Recruitment Roadshow
Stockport employers are being urged to share their careers opportunities with jobseekers at the Way to Work Recruitment Roadshow at the end of March. The recruitment event offers employers from across Greater Manchester the chance to showcase live vacancies and connect with committed candidates … [Read more...]
Business leaders given role in helping prison leavers into employment
Employment Advisory Boards are to be set up at resettlement prisons to help prison leavers into work and reduce reoffending. The boards have already been established in 20 UK prisons, and will be rolled out in all 91 resettlement prisons (such as HMP Styal, pictured) in England and Wales by April … [Read more...]
73% of Greater Manchester job vacancies have no mention of flexible working
Almost three-quarters of jobs advertised in Greater Manchester have no mention of flexible (including part-time and home working) working options according to an analysis of 175,000 vacancies posted online. Job vacancies in the city-region are at their highest level since records began over 20 … [Read more...]
Dealership group launches ‘Jump Start’ trainee scheme
Dealership group Lookers, which operates a number of car retail showrooms in Stockport, has announced plans to create 80 new jobs as part of a nationwide 'Jump Start' sales trainee scheme. Prospective candidates from across Stockport are being urged to apply for the programme which will include … [Read more...]
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