Business Blog - July 2020

  • News, Training & Funding Opportunities from Gradsouthwest - Recruiter Update July 2020

    Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2020 by Gradsouthwest TeamNo comments

    In this July 2020 issue: A Plan for Jobs - Kickstart Scheme | Is graduate recruitment recovering? | Office for Talent | Gradsouthwest runs "Working in the SW" webinar with the University of Exeter | Free Recruitment Advertising | A Plan for Jobs - Kickstart Scheme The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, presented his ‘Plan for Jobs’ to Parliament on Wednesday 8 July 2020, to outline how the ...

  • A new £2 billion Kickstart Scheme

    Posted on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 by Gradsouthwest TeamNo comments

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, presented his ‘ Plan for Jobs’ to Parliament on Wednesday 8 July 2020, to outline how the government will boost job creation in the UK. The plan includes: A new £2 billion Kickstart Scheme will be launched to create hundreds of thousands of new, fully subsidised jobs for young people across the country. Those aged 16-24, claiming Universal Credit and ...

  • Office for Talent

    Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 by Gradsouthwest TeamNo comments

    The government has created a new ‘Office for Talent’ to make it easier for scientists, researchers and innovators to settle in the UK. The announcement by business secretary Alok Sharma on 1 July 2020 is part of a research and development (R&D) roadmap, which is under a broader plan to help the UK economy regroup after the impact from the Covid-19 outbreak. It follows the government’s pledge to ...