Weekly Roundup – Week 24
END Clothing launch Level 3 Team Leader/Supervisor Programme
We were delighted to be on site at our partner END Clothing last week to launch their new apprenticeship programme… continue reading
Labour Market Update – May 2024
The latest ONS Labour Market Overview show that:
- UK unemployment rate increased again to 4.3%, 1.486 million people unemployed
- Unemployment amongst young people remains high, particularly the youngest age group (aged 16-17 = 26.3% / aged 18-24 = 11.2%)
- Employment rate was largely unchanged at 74.5%, 32.97 million people employed… continue reading
Permanent
Maintenance Engineer – Newton Aycliffe
Senior Automation Engineer – Newton Aycliffe
Automower Technician – Newton Aycliffe
Maintenance Support Technician – Newton Aycliffe
Temporary
FLT Counterbalance Driver – Stanley
Dresser – Ferryhill
CNC Operator – Ferryhill
Hygiene Operative – Middlesbrough
Bendi Flexi Pivot FLT Driver – Newton Aycliffe (Temp to Perm)
Apprenticeships
Production Operative – Newcastle
More than two thirds of working parents consider quitting jobs because of childcare costs, research finds
More than two thirds (70 per cent) of working parents in the UK have left or are considering leaving their job as a result of the cost of childcare, new research by HR platform Remote has revealed… continue reading
Closing the employment age gap would generate £9bn a year for the economy, analysis reveals
Closing the employment age gap for older workers could generate £9bn a year for the UK economy, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Ageing Better… continue reading
UK lags Europe on technical skills proficiency and AI upskilling, study finds
The UK is behind European peers on global technology and technical skills proficiency, placing 45th out of 109 countries in a global report looking at skill proficiency trends. This is despite government-backed efforts to establish the UK as a science and technology powerhouse by 2030, a report has shown… continue reading
