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.

Work categories

ONLINE RECRUITMENT

Online recruitment or e-recruitment is the process of filling job vacancies using web-based resources and software to find, attract, interview and hire new employees into ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

Starting Your Own Business

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 ...

Training & Education

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, ...

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 ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

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 ...

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 ...

Starting Your Own Business

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 ...

Training & Education

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 ...

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 ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

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 ...

Starting Your Own Business

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 ...

Training & Education

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 ...

USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR FINDING A JOB

For many employers Twitter and LinkedIn have become important channels for listing job vacancies and have changed the approach of many employers to recruitment.

Work Pensions & Retirement

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.

TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP

Trade unions aim to represent the interests of people at work and negotiate with employers for better terms and conditions for their members.

Starting Your Own Business

EMPLOYING STAFF

As your business expands you may decide that you need extra help or people with specific skills to help you run your business and it ...