Employment

A plan to rebuild after coronavirus

by Rachel Maclean | Jul 10, 2020 | Broadband, Business, Councils, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health & Social Care, Housing, Press Releases, Rachel's Westminster Blog, Redditch, Redditch Borough Council, Supporting the Alex, The Alex | 0

We were making progress and huge strides in unlocking Redditch’s full potential – but we must now redouble our efforts in the wake of coronavirus.

£30 billion Plan for Jobs will support & protect livelihoods in Redditch

by Joshua Godfrey | Jul 9, 2020 | Business, Councils, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Health & Social Care, Press Releases, Redditch | 0

Yesterday (July 8th), Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed the Government’s £30 billion Plan for Jobs – designed to support people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and protecting jobs by revitalising the hard-hit sectors upon which many jobs depend.

Prime Minister’s New Deal critical to plans to revitalise and rebuild Redditch

by Joshua Godfrey | Jun 30, 2020 | Coronavirus, Councils, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health & Social Care, Housing, Local News, Press Releases, Redditch, Redditch Borough Council, Supporting the Alex, The Alex | 0

In Dudley today (June 30th), Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure investment at the heart of the Government’s economic recovery post-coronavirus.

Redditch benefits from unprecedented measures announced by the Chancellor

by Joshua Godfrey | Jun 22, 2020 | Business, Economy, Employment, Press Releases, Redditch | 0

13,100 jobs have been protected through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, with Government grants covering 80% of people’s wages, up to £2,500 a month, HMRC figures show.

Rachel welcomes job retention scheme extension

by Joshua Godfrey | May 13, 2020 | Coronavirus, Economy, Employment, Press Releases | 0

On Tuesday (May 12th), Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the furlough scheme would be extended by a further four months with workers continuing to receive 80% of their current salary.

New coronavirus support measures for the self-employed

by Joshua Godfrey | Mar 27, 2020 | Coronavirus, Employment, Press Releases | 0

This scheme will allow self-employed people to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of your trading...

Redditch businesses able to access government support from today

by Joshua Godfrey | Mar 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, Economy, Employment, Press Releases | 0

More than £330 billion of loans and guarantees to help firms continue operating will be available for applications from the two schemes launching today – as the Government delivers on its commitment to do everything it can to support business and manage cashflows during this difficult time.