UK Mail and Local MP finding jobs to get young people back to work

July 17, 2012 - PRLog -- Liam Byrne and UK Mail are taking direct action to help get local young people into work. The Shadow Secretary for Work and Pensions and Hodge Hill MP has bought together JobCentrePlus, Enterprising Communities, Birmingham businesses and training providers for a massive jobs summit for local young people on 19th July.

Hodge Hill has the highest rate of youth unemployment in Britain – long term youth unemployment up 57% in the last year*.

On the day UK Mail and various other employers with real vacancies will meet local unemployed youngsters to discuss how they can help.  There will also be opportunities to talk to experts about accessing support and funding to set up their own business and a jobs board with help to set up interviews. Local young entrepreneurs who have already succeeded in business will be on hand to inspire and motivate.

UK Mail will be discussing in particular their Work Experience and Apprenticeship programmes as well as vacancies they currently have in the business including Owner Driver Opportunities.  UK Mail has also donated an ipad3 which attendees on the day will have a chance at winning.

Guy Buswell, UK Mail’s CEO said, “At UK Mail we’re passionate about our people and eager to help develop the community we live in. With the company’s proven track record in successful recruitment and unemployment on the rise, events like these are a great way to tackle this ever prevalent issue and for us to introduce the Work Experience and Apprenticeship schemes we have to help get young people into the world of work.”

Local MP Liam Byrne commented, “Our community is packed with potential. We’ve got hundreds of young people hungry for work. All of us have got to roll our sleeves up and do whatever it takes to get these young people on the road to a job.

‘We have some of the highest youth unemployment figures in our area. This is not right.

That’s why I’m inviting employers with real vacancies plus support for setting up your own business and apprenticeship matching schemes to meet our great young people and help get them back to work.”

ENDS

NOTES TO EDITORS:

Jobs Summit – July 19th, Beaufort Sports and Social Club, 89 Coleshill Road, Birmingham, 10.30-13.30. Residents living in Shard End, Hodge Hill, Washwood Heath and Bordesley
Green who are 16-24 jobseekers claimaints and those interested in setting up their own business welcome to attend

Press welcome to attend. Please call Eva on 07724 281223 for details

Liam available for pre-record or interviews on day. Please call Eva to arrange.

*ONS Nomis Database
JSA claimants aged 18-24 claiming for 6 months and over

   May 2011   May 2012       change May'11-May'12   % change May'11-May'12
                   
Birmingham, Hodge Hill   680   1,065       385   57%


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