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Study into support for unemployed
A study by the Work Foundation published on Wednesday found that areas such as Middlesbrough, Barnsley and Glasgow are youth unemployment ‘blackspots’, where the number of…
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Mentoring for staff through HDN and equality update
Hi Here is the latest diversity mentoring scheme information from HDN, which also includes their latest equality brief housing-diversity-network-ebriefing-april-2014 …
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23 of 191 Councils offer discounts to business tax in these difficult times
Local government minister Brandon Lewis has urged more councils to grant business rate relief. According to LG News: Mr Lewis spoke in the House…
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Jobseekers will have to do more for benefits
Jobseekers will soon have to ‘do more’ in order to claim benefits, under measures coming into force at the end of this month. According…
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A Job for everyone?
While it may seem uncontroversial to say that full employment should be one of the principal goals of UK economic policy in the 21st…
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1st Annual European Jobs and Skills review
The first annual European Jobs and Skills review takes an in-depth look at trends in employment and unemployment in countries and regions across Europe,…
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A compensation culture
Councils are under increasing threat from exaggerated or fabricated employers’ and public liability claims, lawyers have warned. According to LG news: With Government figures…
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Wigan invest 2 days of staff paid leave in the community
Council staff in Wigan will be allowed to take off two paid days a year in order to do community work, as part of…
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Youth unemployment in Europe
Using new statistical analysis of the youth unemployment picture across Europe, this report assesses the different roles played by education and training, business behaviour…
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Golden Gates rewards lifestyle changes
The Williams family from Longford, Warrington were celebrating this week after taking away the overall prize in Golden Gates Housing Trust’s Challenge4Change initiative. The…
