December labour market update
17th December 2020The latest ONS employment figures released this week paint a comparatively positive picture for the employment sector with the official number of job vacancies starting to recover. Commenting on the latest data, Gi Group UK’s CEO Paulo Canoa said “This week’s data published by the ONS mirrors wha...
Read More- December labour market updateBirmingham 2022 Expands Apprenticeship Scheme with new sport roles
10th December 2020Sports fans are being given a once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of a major multi-sport event after Birmingham 2022 confirmed that it was adding two sport specific roles to its popular apprenticeship scheme. The scheme was only launched in late September but more than 1,100 people have alr...
Read More- Birmingham 2022 Expands Apprenticeship Scheme with new sport rolesGi Group extends levy transfer scheme
7th December 2020Gi Group UK are proud to announce the extension of our partnership with award-winning training provider DBC Training. This enables us to continue offering funding for apprenticeship training programmes for businesses across the Midlands. The partnership first launched in December 2019, and togeth...
Read More- Gi Group extends levy transfer schemeSustainability: Creating opportunities for the Labour market
1st December 2020From employee wellbeing, to new jobs created by the growing need to protect the environment, sustainability is shaping the job market, and is set to accelerate after the pandemic. Over recent years, the importance of sustainability has grown, becoming a very real concern for many economies, indus...
Read More- Sustainability: Creating opportunities for the Labour marketRight to shared parental leave
19th November 2020Shared parental leave enables mothers to commit to ending their maternity leave and pay at a future date, and to share the untaken balance of leave and pay as shared parental leave with their partner, or to return to work early from maternity leave and opt in to shared parental leave and pay at a...
Read More- Right to shared parental leaveRedundancy and unemployment support
19th November 2020Redundancy is not as rare as you may think and affects thousands of people each year. It is understandable that many people think, why me? and see this as the end of their career when in fact it could very well be the beginning of a new and exciting one. At a time when you […]
Read More- Redundancy and unemployment supportGi Group supports the Kickstart scheme
19th November 2020The UK Government’s Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create new 6-month job placements for young people who are currently on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment. It’s a fantastic way for businesses to bring new ideas, thinking and innovation into your business ...
Read More- Gi Group supports the Kickstart schemeThe opportunity for logistics and the need for a driver attraction strategy
17th November 2020Richard Madej, Head of Driving at Gi Group UK, highlights the crucial role logistics operations are playing in the changing economic landscape – and why organisations and drivers in the sector have the chance to thrive like never before in these unique market conditions. As we continue to see the...
Read More- The opportunity for logistics and the need for a driver attraction strategy