Employer experience facilitator for young people, Gander, is seeking feedback from employers in Stockport as to how the organisation can support businesses to engage with young people and further education colleges. Due to the coronavirus, Gander has been unable to run physical events since March … [Read more...]
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Andy Burnham targets Living Wage City-region status
Andy Burnham has stated his ambitions to transform Greater Manchester into a Living Wage City-region. Andy Burnham spoke on Monday 9th November at the Living Wage Foundation (LWF) North West webinar to mark the beginning of Living Wage Week. He told attendees he plans to convene business leaders … [Read more...]
Stockport B Corp urges businesses to pay the Living Wage
B Corp business, Stockport-based Rowlinson Knitwear is urging more businesses to step up and pay the real Living Wage. The company is highlighting the importance of employers acting now to ‘do the right thing’ during Living Wage Week (9 -15 November 2020), which is when the movement is … [Read more...]
More businesses to benefit from Kickstart as Stockport Council launch new support
Stockport Council and Stockport Jobs Match have launched a new tiered support offer in partnership with the Growth Company to help businesses of all sizes get young people into employment and access the Government’s new £2 billion Kickstart scheme. Kickstart is set to create hundreds of thousands … [Read more...]
Stockport employers asked to share views on Living Wage ahead of national week of celebration
Ahead of Living Wage Week, employee owned manufacturer, Rowlinson Knitwear has set up a survey to find out views on the Living Wage from other Stockport businesses. Living Wage Week runs from 9th to 15th November, and celebrates over 6500 employers in the UK which have signed up to the Living … [Read more...]
Third SAS Live employment law webinar discusses managing absence during Covid-19
Stockport law firm, SAS Daniels, will discuss managing sickness absence during Covid-19 in the third of their SAS Live employment law webinar series. Taking place on Tuesday 27th October from 10am to 10.30am, employment law specialists from the firm will explain the key points to managing … [Read more...]
Hallidays HR webinar discusses support in the new normal
Stockport accountancy and business advisory practice, Hallidays, will host a webinar to discuss HR support in the 'new normal' world. HR Director at the firm, Liz Chiva, will present the webinar on Thursday 15th October from 9am to 10am. Throughout the Covid-19 crisis, Liz and the HR team have … [Read more...]
GM Kickstart Board to steer youth employment scheme in city-region
A new board has been established to maximise the benefits of the Kickstart youth employment scheme in Greater Manchester. The GM Kickstart Board will be chaired by Local Enterprise Partnership co-chair, Mo Isap, and comprise representatives from GMCA, the Employment Related Services Association … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Can an Employee Claim for Unfair Dismissal Without 2 Years’ Service?
Charlie Wood, Employment Law & HR Solicitor at Stockport firm, SAS Daniels explains the circumstances where an employee with a tenure of less than two years can claim unfair dismissal. Most employers are aware that if an employee is dismissed with two or more years’ service, the employee will … [Read more...]
Organisations in GM invited to support Guarantee for young people
Greater Manchester's Youth Task Force is inviting businesses and other organisations across the city-region to commit to supporting a Guarantee for young people. The Guarantee for young people is currently being developed to support those aged 11-30 years old to feel positive about the future … [Read more...]
Damar Training celebrates 40th anniversary
Stockport based training and apprenticeships provider, Damar Training, has celebrated its 40th anniversary. The firm welcomed its first students in September 1980, beginning as a secretarial training college before growing into a national provider of apprenticeship training and … [Read more...]
Week of careers events planned to support Switch to Digital
From 5th to 9th October, Manchester Digital and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) will run a week-long event to support people to switch careers into the digital and tech sectors. Coinciding the winding down of the furlough scheme, the Switch to Digital Careers Week aims to share … [Read more...]
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