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Google and Gatwick among employers attending MPs’ jobs fair
MPs Sarah Jones and Natasha Irons are jointly hosting a jobs fair for young people in the borough. Intended for those aged 16 and over, the fair brings together major industry players including Google, EY Foundation, the NHS, Transport for … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Croydon Commitment, Croydon East, Croydon West, Gatwick Airport, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon West, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Gatwick Airport, Google, Natasha Irons MP, NHS, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport for London
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‘I grew up believing there was a pathway to success: work hard, get a degree and build a career. The reality is very different’
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Last week, a review commissioned by the government warned of ‘a lost generation’ of young adults facing long-term unemployment. Here, NEELAM AHMED, pictured right, explains the heartbreak of life as an out-of-work graduate in 2026 A friend recently … Continue reading
Croydon’s 6.6% unemployment rate is among worst in capital
Croydon has one of the worst unemployment rates in London, according to the latest figures. There are 1.8million unemployed across the country, which the Office for National Statistics said, outside the covid pandemic, is the highest level nationally since August … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Business, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Merton, Southwark Council, Sutton Council
Tagged Bromley, Budget, Budget 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Conservative, Croydon, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Jobseekers Allowance, Labour, Lambeth, London, Merton, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Rachel Reeves, Southwark, Sutton, Tory, Underemployment, unemployment
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Jobs fair at Centrale helped to get dozens back into work
More than one-third of Croydon residents attending a jobs fair at Centrale shopping centre went away clutching an offer of work in their hands. The jobs fair, organised by the Department of Work and Pensions and staged at the end … Continue reading
Disabled forced to walk 400m to get to proposed benefits centre
The Department for Work and Pensions is “playing a cruel trick” on the disabled and unwell of Croydon over plans to open a benefits assessment centre in the New South Quarter development off the Purley Way. That’s according to a … Continue reading
Help to give ATOS the benefit of your views on their work
ATOS, the company that vets disabled benefit claimants, is in retreat, writes JON BIGGER, as he prepares for further protests in Westminster tomorrow A few weeks ago there were demonstrations outside ATOS offices across the country (including a small but … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Health, London-wide issues
Tagged Atos, benefits, Conservative, Department of Work and Pensions, disabled, DWP
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