Summary: According to Youth Employment UK, as coronavirus changes the jobs landscape, young people are one of the groups suffering the most. They suggest that young people will be affected even when lock-down is lifted. Youth Employment UK presents five key asks to the government to ensure young people don’t suffer in the long-term.
Read more HERE
In addition, Youth Employment UK has launched an online hub with Coronavirus Advice For Students And Young People.
Read more HERE
Summary: In response to COVID-19, The 5% Club has collated some useful information and resources to help support apprenticeships and early talent.
Find out more HERE.
Summary: Learners who join LLC Online Learning will have the opportunity to receive one-to-one support from an assigned tutor, high-quality studying material with unlimited access for 5 years, and gain a nationally recognised qualification. This can be achieved from the comfort of your own homes, furthermore, subject to eligibility, a range of courses are free for adults.
Find out more HERE
Summary:
Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC – four accounting firms which are also major graduate recruiters – have not disclosed any changes to their graduate recruitment schemes, despite cutting pay for their partners by between 20% and 25%. However, PwC has cancelled its summer internship for 400 undergraduates. Those students have been offered alternatives which could include automatic entry to the firm’s graduate programme in 2021. PwC’s new recruits will be trained online, and the summer work experience programme will be offered digitally to all 5,500 students who originally applied for the 600 places.
This was taken from a Guardian article (20th April 2020), for the full report see HERE
Summary: BT have designed a series of short, interactive webinars on four different topics, helping young people use their time to make sure that when the chance comes along, they will be ready to succeed.
Find out more HERE.
In addition, BT has removed any grade criteria associated with graduate roles, as long as the applicant completes their studies. BT has stated that they are confident they can drop the requirement for a 2:1 degree as it has a rigorous recruitment process.
Read more HERE.
Summary: Pathway CTM are opening their Pre-Employment Programme to all students aged 15-18 across the UK. By joining the programme, students will be able to access weekly Newsletters, webinars and workshops and information on how to access digital events. If you are a student, find out more HERE.
During COVID-19, Pathway CTM are also providing Newsletters and Lunch and Learn webinars for teachers, parents and carers.
If you are a teacher, please email schools.team@pathwayctm.com to find out more.
If you are a parent or a carer, you can sign up to the Newsletter HERE.
Find out more about the Pathway CTM Digital Pre-Employment Programme HERE.
Find a Job is the Government’s official job vacancy service. It’s also one of the largest free job search sites in the UK so your vacancies can reach a wide and diverse audience. More than 1.6 million people are already registered on the site, and it’s one of the most consistently used online services at gov.uk.
Summary: The Change Foundation is an award-winning charity that uses sport to change the lives of marginalised young people. They deliver targeted long-term interventions for the most vulnerable young people in our communities through Coach Mentors with lived experience, providing regular sport, personalised mentoring and work-related opportunities.
Being a sports charity COVID-19 has had an obvious and direct impact on engagement with the vulnerable groups they work with, but they have adapted and are working hard to continue to support them through online mentoring, pre-recorded messages, sessions and workshops, sports related tasks and challenges and providing counselling and support on the phone.
Find out more HERE or contact henryglynn@changefdn.org.uk
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Summary: Business in the Community is the Prince’s Responsible Business Network – they exist to support their members and partners. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on towns and cities across the UK intensifies, the need to link business support to community need has never been more urgent. To meet this need they have launched the National Business Response Network to identify community needs across the UK and match them to the right business support. Through Business in the Community’s vast regional and local connections and leaders, they are able to identify national and local community needs. The network then connects businesses who have the resources to help.
To offer help to business visit the COVID-19 Business Response online platform
To request support for a community call their 24-hour hotline T: 0141 285 3821
Email Local Resilience Support
Read about the impact the National Business Response Network is having.
To find out more contact localresiliencesupport@bitc.org.uk or head to https://businessresponsecovid.org.uk/
Relevant website details: https://businessresponsecovid.org.uk/ and https://www.bitc.org.uk/business-emergency-resilience-group/
Relevant contact details: Michelle.Brannen@bitc.org.uk Tel 077155 10383
Coronavirus (COVID-19): what to do if you were employed and have lost your job
Updated 16 April to reflect Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme cut off date changed to 19 March 2020
Guidance for people who were employed and have lost their job due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Universal Credit claimants to verify identity through Government Gateway
People applying for Universal Credit will now be able to use their existing Government Gateway account to confirm their identity, helping to speed up their claim.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for victims of domestic abuse
The government supports and funds several charities who can provide advice and guidance and we are in regular contact to ensure that these support services remain open during this challenging time
Following requests from a large number of Disability Confident (DC) employers, DWP have been working closely with a number of DC Leader (Level 3) organisations: KPMG, Do It, AdviserPlus and Manchester City Council. Together, with support from Dr Eamonn O’Neal DL (incoming High Sheriff of Greater Manchester) and Professor Amanda Kirby, we are delivering four-free seminars for national employers covering:
o New ways of working – supporting disabled people;
o Managing communications in your team and ensuring accessibility;
o Looking after your health and well-being;
o Recruiting and Retaining Disabled People.
On average (as of today) there are 96 employers registered on each event. These events have been promoted via the KPMG Ability Networks; Lord Lieutenants Office and DC Leader networks/channels. Please feel free to share with your teams, members or partners.
You may also be interested in the Disability Confident Employer Guide on the recruitment and retention of disabled people, that offers practical advice and support to employers.
ACAS have scheduled a new free-to-attend webinar: Furlough leave – the HMRC Job Retention Scheme on Thursday, Apr 23, 2020 11:00 am – 12:00 pm BST
About the webinar: This webinar explains the temporary HMRC Job Retention Scheme being made available to businesses across the UK. The webinar is designed for employers who have furloughed workers, or who are planning to furlough workers within their organisation. View details or register your place
You can view a recording of our most recent Coronavirus webinar event on the ACAS webinars webpage
Live Twitter Q&A sessions – If you have questions or concerns about time off work, pay, remote working and what steps you can take to reduce the spread of the virus, you can also join ACAS experts on live Twitter chats which are being run each Friday over the coming weeks. Send your questions in advance to @acasorguk #AskAcas. – https://twitter.com/acasorguk