Employment
28 Jun 2021
Supporting rural jobseekers into work
With job vacancies recovering strongly, the labour market is in a state of flux again. Many employers are finding it incredibly difficult to fill job roles, especially in the hospitality...
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17 May 2021
MPs launch inquiry seeking ways to boost rural economy
Farming UK reports that a cross-party group of MPs and peers has launched a new inquiry that wants to explore ways to boost the UK rural economy post-pandemic The inquiry...
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06 Apr 2021
Hundreds of free qualifications on offer to boost skills and jobs
An estimated 11 million adults now have the opportunity to gain a new qualification for free, designed to help them to gain in-demand skills and secure great jobs Almost 400 qualifications are...
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08 Feb 2021
Rural Review of Skills for Jobs – Lifelong learning for opportunity and growth
In the latest of our ‘Through a Rural Lens’ analyses we have reviewed the Government’s recent White Paper “Skills for Jobs: lifelong learning for opportunity and growth” ‘Rural’ does not...
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19 Oct 2020
Rural Lens Review of Plan for Jobs – Protecting, supporting and creating jobs
The Government has put in place a range of measures, unprecedented in recent times and amounting to approaching £300 billion to address the impact of the pandemic. In its most...
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28 Sep 2020
New report to boost affordable housing supply published
The Affordable Housing Commission’s new report ‘A National Housing Conversion Fund: buying properties to boost affordable housing supply’ was published last week The report calls on the government to prepare...
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24 Aug 2020
320,000 rural jobs at risk
Analysis by the Labour Party reported in The New European has found that 320,000 jobs in rural communities are at risk if the Government persist with its ‘one-size-fits-all’ plan to...
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10 Aug 2020
Six million rural jobs under threat in England when furlough scheme ends
Wales Online reports on claims that workers in rural areas are more at risk of losing their jobs because of the threat posed by the pandemic, as almost six million...
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03 Aug 2020
Princess Royal calls for more affordable housing in rural areas
The Princess Royal has guest edited a special edition of Country Life, in which she talks about the need to increase affordable housing in rural areas Taking on the role...
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26 May 2020
Study suggests increase in employment in rural areas despite lockdown
Several outlets, including the BBC and the Independent, report on a study showing that some rural parts of the UK have seen a surge in job adverts posted, despite the...
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