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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Education
Jobs
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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.
Birmingham
Black Country
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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.
Crime
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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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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.
Birmingham
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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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Jobs
Politics
Viewpoint
Western Midlands skills gap
The skills gap that is breaking the West Midlands The West Midlands is quietly suffering from a crisis that threatens to stall its.
Business News
Jobs
People
Enhanced checks on security workers
Security watchdog tightens licensing rules New offences and stricter refusal categories introduced from December The UK’s private watchdog is tightening its licensing rules.
Birmingham
Business News
Jobs
People
Brummies burning out
A staggering 93% of Birmingham workers have experienced burnout or exhaustion. That’s according to new research by Reed Recruitment. With UK workforces shrinking.