Partners IN Salford

e-Bulletin - February 2010

E-bulletin
February 2010

Please forward this to colleagues and members of your team or discuss any of the items at your team meetings.

To find out more about Partners IN Salford, contact us:

Write to:

Partners IN Salford
2nd Floor, Unity House
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
Salford M27 5FJ

Call: 0161 793 3421
Email: partnersinsalford@salford.gov.uk

Reducing recruitment costs and supporting the community

Over 200 Salford businesses of all sizes are working with Jobcentre Plus as part of a Local Employment Partnership.

This agreement is designed to build on an employer's existing approach to recruitment - finding the right person for the job. There are no complications, no bills to pay, no risks - just plenty of support. In addition, employers can claim a subsidy of £1,000 for every eligible person recruited, who has been claiming Jobseekers Allowance for six months or more.

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is one of those successfully working as part of the Local Employment Partnership and achieved national recognition for the support it provides, winning one of only six National 2009 Local Employment Partnership awards, from more than 1,000 entries.

Lesley Moss, HR Services Manager at the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust said, "Each local person that we move into employment helps not only themselves but their families too. They are also contributing directly to the local economy. The trust is committed to playing an active role in Salford, helping to support people to gain employment and develop skills and capability in the community. Knowing we have helped someone turn their life around is a great thing and the ripple effect it has on those people's families makes it very rewarding".

To find out more about the free recruitment services or to read more on the six winning stories, visit www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/up

Your local contact is Alyson Hopkins. You can also call her on 0161 873 1115.

Help in challenging times

Jobcentre Plus has a well-earned reputation for providing free support and advice to businesses who are recruiting but did you know that they can also help in redundancy situations? Organised directly with the employer, the level of support varies according to the scale and impact of job losses. Support for staff facing redundancy might include:

Where more is needed, the Jobcentre Plus Rapid Response Service offers: 

Jobcentre Plus strives to link redundant workers with local employers who are recruiting, a recent example of this was when workers who were made redundant from TUI / First Choice in Salford were introduced to British Gas in Old Trafford.

Nuala Wooster from British Gas said, "We were happy to meet with the TUI workforce and talk through our job roles. We are expanding services locally and will be looking to recruit from the experienced and well motivated people we met."

For more information visit the Jobcentre Plus website, contact Trish Ingham on 0161 873 1305 or email patricia.ingham1@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk

Backing young Britain

People of all ages are being hit by the recession but young people are amongst those most at risk. That's why the ‘Backing young Britain' campaign - uniting business and government - was launched in July 2009.
The campaign provides £40 million to fund:

Also announced were the first 47,000 youth jobs supported by the Future Jobs Fund. This is a government initiative to help young people find work or training within a year of looking. Local businesses and other organisations can make a positive commitment to support young people by:

For more information, visit the Backing young Britain website.
To talk to Jobcentre Plus about ‘Backing young Britain', contact Keith Rourke. Keith can also be phoned on 0161 873 1131.

‘Collaborate to innovate' research and intelligence group

As a result of the successful ‘Collaborate to innovate' two day workshop held in June 2009, a group of key partner representatives have been undertaking actions to improve the coordination of research and intelligence across the Salford Strategic Partnership. Some of the group's recent key actions are:

To find out more, please contact Neil Watts, Policy and Improvement team, Salford City Council. Nick can also be contacted on 0161 793 3446.

Keep up-to-date with overview and scrutiny

The council's Overview and Scrutiny team looks at the services and issues that affect residents' lives and identifies improvements that need to be made. They've recently started to produce e-bulletins to allow people to keep up to date with their work. The latest e-bulletin covers topics such as new powers and roles the team has, issues facing young people with learning disabilities/difficulties, neighbourhood policing and the availability of NHS dentists in Salford. To be added to the distribution list, please contact Karen Dainty on 0161 793 2513. You can also view the e-bulletins at www.salford.gov.uk/scrutiny-downloads

And finally...

Thanks for reading! If there's anything you'd like including in the next e-bulletin, please e-mail ideas, information and short articles to Partners IN Salford.   

Partners IN Salford, 2nd Floor Unity House, Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 5FJ   Telephone 0161 793 2929    partnersinsalford@salford.gov.uk