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  • Launch of the APHA Vet Recruitment Website

    Visit the new site to learn more about the potential to grow your knowledge, explore new specialities and develop a varied career as an APHA Vet.

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  • Tax cut for employers of veterans brought in

    A National Insurance contributions holiday for businesses who employ armed forces veterans comes into force on 6 April 2021.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • JETS fuels support for more than 40,000 jobseekers

    More than 800 jobseekers per day have been referred to the government’s new £238 million JETS – Job Entry Targeted Support – programme since it launched at the start of October 2020.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £4 million scheme to boost worker earnings and youth employment

    Two new programmes have been announced to help disadvantaged young people into work and use mobile technology to help jobseekers into higher paid jobs.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New flexi job search that’s not just for mums

    Parents are to receive a helping hand to balance work and life from a brand new jobs scheme to be launched tomorrow (2 September 2019) by Amber Rudd.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • University? Traineeship? First Job? What’s your post-exam plan?

    Opportunities to gain an extra qualification, go to university, get on-the-job experience or start your career if you've just finished your exams.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Scheme launched to help ex-offenders in Scotland get better employment support

    Prisoners close to release at 2 prisons in Scotland are set to receive enhanced employment support in a bid to reduce re-offending rates in Scotland.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Ministers discuss new immigration system at tech industry summit

    Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes sat down with technology companies and start-ups to discuss the future immigration system

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Wages beat inflation for 15th month in a row with record employment in April

    UK workers have enjoyed an unbroken period of real-terms wage growth since February 2018, new figures today show – real total pay growing by 1.2% in the last year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Projects set to help women back to work

    Minister for Women and Equalities, Penny Mordaunt, announced today that 7 organisations in England have been awarded funding to support innovative projects which aim to help women back into work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • From jail to a job: women take bold steps with forward thinking charity

    The power of employment was in the spotlight today as Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd discussed how work is helping women offenders turn their lives around.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK economy delivering record employment

    The UK jobs market has continued to grow with 457,000 more people in work in February compared to last year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Launching the VOA careers site

    Find out more about the work we do and the opportunities we have on offer.

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  • You're hired!

    Amber Rudd will host the first ever youth employment roadshow in Hastings to help young jobseekers into the world of work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government pilot to help parents and carers return to policing

    Police officers and police staff investigators who have left the force to start a family, or care for a relative or a friend, will be able to return to permanent jobs through a new project launched today (5th March) by Minis…

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Amber Rudd hears from jobcentres at the heart of South West communities

    A new charity in Taunton is helping vulnerable people build their skills and confidence to help them back into work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Mordaunt launches fund to help isolated and marginalised women return to work

    Victims of domestic abuse, homelessness or substance abuse, will be supported to return to work by a new government fund, launched today (7 Feb) by the Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • National mentoring initiative to tackle employment inequality across UK

    Jobseekers across the UK are set to benefit from mentoring support designed to help them into work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Penny Mordaunt’s new mission for Government Equalities Office

    Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt will today (21 November) announce a fundamental shift in focus for the Government Equalities Office.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Youth Employment Scheme (North Ayrshire)

    NDA and Magnox Ltd helped fund a scheme to address high youth unemployment rates in an area affected by industrial decline following the global economic crash.

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