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  • Over a million jobseekers to benefit from new training opportunities

    Over a million jobseekers could benefit from extra training following the latest changes to Universal Credit, helping fill vacancies from the care sector to the engineering industry.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Normal jobcentre opening hours resume from 12 April

    From 12 April, jobcentres in England, Scotland and Wales will return to their pre-lockdown opening hours.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Councils given funding boost to develop new local design guide for housing development

    A new national design code meaning areas are beautiful, well-designed and locally-led is being tested across 14 areas in England.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • JFS: Digital job surgeries launched to help 160,000 jobseekers

    Thanks to Job Finding Support, more than 150,000 jobseekers will benefit from employment support, helping them build interview skills, and get back into work.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Boost for jobseekers as new jobcentres offer more frontline support

    The Minister for Employment has announced 80 new temporary jobcentres.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Chancellor extends furlough and loan schemes

    The furlough scheme has been extended until the end of April 2021 with the government continuing to contribute 80% towards wages – giving businesses and employees across the UK certainty into the New Year, the Chancellor a…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Numbers on furlough fall to lowest level since start of pandemic

    The number of people on furlough has fallen to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic as the UK economy continues to rebound and businesses reopen, according to new statistics.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plan for Jobs: Progress Update

    A progress update setting out how the Plan for Jobs has supported millions of people, and will continue to support people into work and develop their skills.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Recruitment of Honorary Consul in Brazzaville

    We are looking for an Honorary Consul with an established network in Brazzaville (Republic of Congo). An Honorary Consul is a voluntary position.

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Chancellor visits Openreach as government’s super-deduction supports creation of 7,000 new jobs and expansion of broadband rollout to rural homes

    Thousands of jobs are being created thanks partly to the government’s super-deduction, the biggest two year tax cut in modern British history, the Chancellor heard today (28 May) on a visit to Openreach in Peterborough.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Leeds to become second DWP HQ

    Today, Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey is set to announce that the vibrant city of Leeds will become the Department for Work and Pensions’ second HQ and will house a Ministerial office due to open this April.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • 150 new jobcentres and Youth Hubs now open

    Thousands more jobseekers can now access tailored face-to-face job support and meet local employers as 150 new jobcentres are opened, levelling up opportunities across the country.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Chancellor praises workers as Plan for Jobs enters next stage

    The Chancellor will today (30 September) pay tribute to the resolve of the British public as the Government moves to the next phase of its Plan for Jobs, part of a £400 billion support package for the economy.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plan for Jobs is working with 1.3 million employees moving off furlough in March and April

    Furlough numbers have fallen to their lowest level this year, according to official statistics published today, as the number of people relying on the scheme fell to 3.4 million.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Building back better with apprenticeships

    National Apprenticeship Week 2021 celebrates the apprentices and employers that have gone above and beyond during the pandemic.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Nadhim Zahawi addresses Association of Colleges conference

    Education Secretary sets out how colleges are playing a central role in transforming skills and the way people progress into the workplace.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Over 100,000 young careers boosted by Kickstart Scheme

    Over 100,000 young people across the country have now started jobs through the government’s landmark Kickstart Scheme, it was announced today (Tuesday 16 November).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • South Yorkshire jobs support helps 3,500 disabled people in work

    An innovative employment support programme has helped 3,570 people with physical and mental health conditions find and stay in work in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • 10,000 Work Coaches boost Britain’s jobs army

    The jobs frontline has now been boosted by 10,000 additional Work Coaches to help Britons back into work.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Chancellor visits wind turbine manufacturer ahead of COP26

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer visited a global leader in renewable energy in Hull today (14 May) to discuss how green jobs will drive the UK’s future economy and recovery from the pandemic.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government