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The National Careers Service provides information, confidential and impartial advice to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities. 

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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  • Employment
  • Finding a Job
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  • Starting Your Own Business
  • Training & Education
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  • Work Pensions & Retirement
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  • All
  • Employment
  • Finding a Job
  • Redundancy
  • Starting Your Own Business
  • Training & Education
  • Uncategorized
  • Work Pensions & Retirement
Employment

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.

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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 might be necessary to take on employees.

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Training & Education

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.

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Finding a Job

APPRENTICESHIP SERVICE

The Apprenticeship Service offers apprenticeships to anyone over the age of 16 years in a wide range of industries.

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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.

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Work Pensions & Retirement

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.

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Starting Your Own Business

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.

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Training & Education

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.

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Finding a Job

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES

The Government provide a range of different employment and training schemes to help people of all ages and backgrounds find work.

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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.

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Work Pensions & Retirement

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 …

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Starting Your Own Business

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.

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Training & Education

EDUCATION AND SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY

Education and Skills Funding Agency is responsible for funding education and skills for children, young people and adults.

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Finding a Job

PROSPECTS

Prospects offers advice and guidance for graduates who wish to find work. The website has a search engine for graduate jobs and details on companies that have a graduate employee programme.

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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.

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Work Pensions & Retirement

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?

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Starting Your Own Business

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.

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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.

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Work Pensions & Retirement

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.

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Starting Your Own Business

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.

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