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Meet Your Future Youth – speed networking event

Following the hugely successful event in 2018, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and Bridge GM are running the Meet Your Future Youth speed networking event again this year during National Volunteers Week 2019. Businesses across Stockport and the Greater Manchester region from every … [Read more...]

Range Store Stockport Announces Opening Date

The new branch of The Range Store, Stockport, which will be located on thesite of the former Toys R Us Store at the Peel Centre Retail Park, plans to open on Friday 26th July at 9am. The retailer says 80 new full and part-time jobs will be on offer from store to department managers and warehouse … [Read more...]

UK: Increase in numbers paid less than the National Living Wage

A new report published by the Low Pay Commission - LPC - has found that in April 2018 439,000 people were paid less than the minimum hourly national living wage they are entitled to. Of these, 369,000 were workers aged 25 and over paid less than the National Living Wage (NLW): this equates to 23% … [Read more...]

‘Meet your Future’ campaign launched by GM Mayor

Working with partners, the Mayor of Greater Manchester has launched the Meet your Future campaign and is inviting businesses to commit to supporting 1000 work shadowing opportunities for young people.   The campaign aims to increase the number of workplace experiences available for young … [Read more...]

UK Employment Rate Hits Record High

The UK employment rate is at an all-time high as the jobs market continued into 2019 with 473,000 more people in work in January compared to a year ago, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The UK’s employment rate reached an all-time high of 76.1%. New … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership Seeks New Members

Greater Manchester's Local Enterprise Partnership (GM LEP) is currently looking for senior business professionals to become new members. They are looking to recruit people who are passionate about the region and can help shape its future. Greater Manchester's Local Enterprise Partnership sits at … [Read more...]

100th apprentice for Manchester Airport transformation programme

Manchester Airport’s £1bn transformation programme has celebrated its latest milestone as it welcomed its 100th apprentice onto the project. With just four weeks until the first phase of the development opens to passengers, Ross Wainwright, 24, from Stoke, joined the scheme to work for R&H … [Read more...]

Stockport Hosts Employing Apprentices Event

Following National Apprenticeship Week, Stockport Council are organising an Employing Apprentices meeting to help businesses understand more about Apprenticeships.  The event will take place on Thursday 21st March 2019  at The Apprenticeship Store; 4-6, Grand Central, Stockport, SK1 … [Read more...]

New Mercedes-Benz Stockport Showroom One of Largest in Europe

The new Mercedes-Benz Stockport showroom being opened by LSH Auto UK, part of the world’s largest Mercedes-Benz retail group (LSH International), is set to be one of the largest in Europe, creating 55 new jobs locally. The brand-new Mercedes-Benz retail space, being developed on a … [Read more...]