Kick-start your career this Christmas season with Inverness Job Centre
Inverness Job Centre is encouraging people to kick-start their careers with a seasonal job.
Charlene Bell, external relations lead for Inverness Job Centre, said: “Now is a great time for jobseekers to give their career aspirations a new focus. One way is to apply for one of the seasonal jobs being advertised locally for Christmas and New Year.
“This can turn into a stepping stone to get back into the work routine, while developing new skills and sharpening existing ones. With the support of their work coach jobseekers can get the help they need to take full advantage of opportunities available now.
“Unlocking the skills and abilities of people can improve employment prospects and job seeking parents on Universal Credit, can now get extra financial help through increased childcare payments.”
Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall MP said: “2.8 million people – a near record number are locked out of work due to poor health. This is bad for people, bad for businesses and it’s holding our economy back.
“That’s why our Get Britain Working plan will bring forward the biggest reforms to employment support in a generation, backed by an additional £240m of investment.
“And while it’s encouraging to see real pay growth this month, more needs to be done to improve living standards too. So, from April next year over three million of the lowest paid workers will benefit from our increase to the National Living Wage, delivering a £1,400 a year pay rise for a full-time worker.”
From April 1, 2025, the NLW will increase by 6.7 per cent to £12.21 per hour for eligible workers aged 21 and over. This represents an increase of £1,400 to the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the NLW and is expected to benefit over three million low-paid workers.
From 1 April 2025, the 18-20 NMW will increase by a record amount in both cash and percentage terms, increasing by 16.3 per cent to £10.00 per hour, beginning to close the gap with the NLW. This represents an increase of over £2,500 to the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the 18-20 NMW and is the first step in the government’s plan to remove the discriminatory age bands and create a single adult wage rate for eligible workers.
