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
- All
- Employment
- Finding a Job
- Redundancy
- Starting Your Own Business
- Training & Education
- Uncategorized
- Work Pensions & Retirement
- All
- Employment
- Finding a Job
- Redundancy
- Starting Your Own Business
- Training & Education
- Uncategorized
- Work Pensions & Retirement
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.
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 might be necessary to take on employees.
ADVICE & TRAINING FOR THE DISABLED
There are a number of charities and government initiatives that offer advice and support for disabled people on employment matters.
APPRENTICESHIP SERVICE
The Apprenticeship Service offers apprenticeships to anyone over the age of 16 years in a wide range of industries.
CORONAVIRUS ADVICE AND SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it extraordinary challenges for parents, carers and children. Advice and support is available from a wide range of sources across the country.
CHOOSING THE RIGHT PENSION
Choosing the right pension scheme is an important financial decision and there are many things to consider. If you’re unsure as to which pension is right for you contact Pensionswise or a financial adviser before making a decision.
NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE AND NATIONAL LIVING WAGE
The government introduced the National Living Wage from April 1, 2016. If you are an employer you need to take the necessary payroll action to ensure all workers over the age of 23 are being paid at least the minimum wage.
GRANTS & LOANS
There are many sources of financial help towards the costs of taking a course, depending on your age, personal circumstances and the subject(s) you wish to study.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES
The Government provide a range of different employment and training schemes to help people of all ages and backgrounds find work.
CORONAVIRUS ADVICE, SUPPORT AND CARING FOR THE ELDERLY
Older people and those with an underlying health condition face significant risk of developing severe illness if they contract COVID-19.
REVIEWING YOUR PENSION
Having selected a pension plan(s) you should review its progress on a regular basis to make sure you’re on track to meet your retirement goals in terms of final income and tax-free lump sum. If there’s a shortfall in your savings, the earlier you spot it the easier it will …
TAXATION & VAT
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have comitted to make dealing with tax as simple and straightforward as possible, so giving small businesses greater confidence and certainty.
EDUCATION AND SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY
Education and Skills Funding Agency is responsible for funding education and skills for children, young people and adults.
CORONAVIRUS AND MENTAL HEALTH
Over 4 in 5 adults are worried about the effect that coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on their life right now, with more than half saying it affected their wellbeing and nearly half reporting high levels of anxiety.
PREPARING FOR RETIREMENT
As retirement approaches there are some major decisions to make. These decisions will impact on the rest of your life and should be considered thoroughly. Retirement is about more than money and there are many other important things to consider, like how will you spend your time?
WORKPLACE PENSIONS
As an employer government legislation requires you to automatically enrol some or all members of your workforce (depending on age and salary level) into an approved pension scheme. You may also be required to make contributions to this pension scheme.
CORONAVIRUS FRAUD AND SCAMS
Fraudsters are exploiting fears of the Coronavirus pandemic in order to carry out fraud and cybercrime targeting pension savers, investors and online consumers.
FINANCING RETIREMENT
Financing Retirement provides advice and information about retirement – from advice on investments, pensions and annuities to retiring abroad and how to claim your winter fuel allowance.
RUNNING A BUSINESS FROM HOME
Many small businesses start life from a garage or a spare room because it makes sense to keep overheads low until the business gets established.