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Multi-sector jobs agency Starting Point Recruitment celebrates its most successful year

Based in Walsall and Birmingham, SPR got 1,100 people into work in 2025 A West Midlands recruitment firm landed nearly 50% more people.

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Culture Jobs

Government scheme to encourage youngsters to work in aviation

The government is allocating £750,000 to various projects, including one in Birmingham, aimed at inspiring young people to pursue careers in aviation.  The.

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Birmingham Business News Jobs

Job opportunities abound despite bleak market

While ONS data shows a worsening jobs market, Starting Point Recruitment says there are still “numerous opportunities” There are “numerous opportunities for motivated.

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Business News Education Jobs

JLR launches STEM programme

West Midlands manufacturing giant Jaguar Land Rover has launched ‘Create Possible’ – a skills programme for schools designed to close the UK’s skills gap.

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Jobs Politics

Mayor to get 93,000 working

‘West Midlands Works’ seeks to lower WM region’s unemployment rate by 5 percentage points by 2035 West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has unveiled.

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Birmingham Black Country Business News Jobs

‘Big picture’ view overcomes headwinds

Staring Point Recruitment says a different approach is needed A multi-sector West Midlands recruitment firm attributes its recent success in the face of.

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Crime Jobs Politics

UK targets illegal gig work

Crackdown on illegal working The government has pledged to end illegal working in the gig economy by forcing delivery and ride-hailing platforms to.

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Education Jobs People Viewpoint

Graduates not the only losers

The real labour market crisis hits those without skills The story of struggling graduates has dominated headlines this year – tales of young.

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Business News Jobs

UK employers brace for budget

Employers across the UK have slowed hiring as they brace themselves for a new round of Labour tax hikes in the upcoming November.

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Birmingham Business News Jobs Walsall

Record number of people landed jobs by West Midlands agency

Jobs firm bucks national unemployment trend A West Midlands recruitment agency bucked a worsening national employment trend by landing a record number of.

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