Work
The National Careers Service provides information, confidential and impartial advice to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities.
A Skills Health Check is available to help you explore your skills, interests and motivations and help you decide what kind of jobs might be right for you.You’ll be able to download your report once you’ve completed at least one assessment.
Also available is an A-Z Job Profile database to help you find out what a job involves and if it will suit you.
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- Work Pensions & Retirement
- All
- Employment
- Finding a Job
- Redundancy
- Starting Your Own Business
- Training & Education
- Uncategorized
- Work Pensions & Retirement
ONLINE RECRUITMENT
Many employers now only advertise their vacancies on websites and expect you to apply online. The biggest and most widely recognised on-line websites list thousands of jobs covering all types of vacancies in one place.
CORONAVIRUS TESTING
Free Coronavirus testing has ended for the majority of people in England and free test kits are only available for a small number of vulnerable people.
ADDITIONAL STATE PENSION (SECOND STATE PENSION)
The Additional State Pension is paid on top of the basic State Pension and is based on earnings. Known as State Second Pension (S2P) it was originally known as the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS).
AFTER REDUNDANCY
Coping with redundancy can be stressful but there are a number of things that can be done to ease the burden of managing your finances. You may be entitled to certain State Benefits as well as Income Tax rebates.
DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE
The Equality Act 2010 brings together previous legislation such as the Race Relations Act and the Disability Discrimination Act and provides a more consistent approach to ensure all workers are treated fairly, consistently and considerately.
BUSINESS STRUCTURE
The legal structure you choose for your business is fundamental to the way it operates. You need to think carefully about which is the best structure for the way you intend to do business as it will affect your financial liability, tax and National Insurance and the ways your business …
LEARNDIRECT
Learn Direct provides online courses and qualifications allowing flexible learning at your own rate. The charity offers a range of courses in Maths and English, Home and Office IT, and Business and Management.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
There are literally thousands of recruitment and staffing agencies across the UK that will match you to a job if you have the skills that an employer is looking for.
NHS TEST AND TRACE/SELF ISOLATION
NHS Test and Trace was a government-funded service in England, established in 2020 to track and help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The system aimed to control the spread of COVID-19 in England by ensuring that people are tested when necessary then identifying and asking close contacts of people who …
AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT
At present, many workers fail to take up valuable pension benefits because they do not make an application to join their employer’s scheme. In order to overcome this and encourage workers to save money for retirement the Government has introduced legislation where every employer must automatically enrol workers into a …
BULLYING & HARRASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
Any kind of bullying and harassment can be both unpleasant and humiliating for an employee and disruptive in the workplace. Harassment is unlawful under the Equality Act 2010 but if you are being bullied or harassed it can be difficult to know how to go about reporting it.
RAISING FUNDS
Raising funding for your small business is one of the first hurdles that you may face. In addition to bank loans there is a range of alternative sources of finance available.
WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
The Workers Educational Association provides around 12,000 part time courses each year. Courses are run locally, either through one of the Association’s 450 branches or in partnership with local groups, charities and other organisations.
NEWSPAPERS
The majority of local newspapers have a job advertisement section in them. This can be a useful way of finding jobs near to you with local companies.
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SAVINGS TRUST (NEST)
NEST is a workplace master trust pension scheme that has been designed for automatic enrolment.
HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE
Employers have responsibilities for the health and safety of their employees. They are also responsible for any visitors to their premises such as customers, suppliers and the general public. As an employee you have rights but you also have responsibilities for your own well-being and that of your colleagues
SETTING UP & RUNNING A BUSINESS
Whether you set up as a sole trader, partnership or limited company, your business is likely to involve working with more people to develop and sell your idea – including partners, suppliers, distributors and advisors.
CITY & GUILDS
City and Guilds provides vocational qualifications and apprenticeships for a wide range of industries. Bursaries and financial support are also available to help with paying course fees, covering the cost of living, paying childcare or paying for equipment.
USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR FINDING A JOB
For many employers Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have become important channels for listing job vacancies and have changed the approach of many employers to recruitment.
MONEYHELPER (THE PENSIONS ADVISORY SERVICE)
MoneyHelper provides independent, impartial information and guidance about pensions and retirement plans free of charge, to members of the public.