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The Council’s Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee today agreed a range of measures to tackle gender inequality.

Members considered research by Poverty Alliance and Scottish Women’s Budget Group, which highlighted key findings such as women being more likely to be poor due to lower…

A report this week (03 October) presented to the Staff Governance Committee outlined a refreshed approach to leadership and management development for current and aspiring people managers at Aberdeen City Council.

 

Convener of Staff Governance, Councillor Neil Copland, said…

A Redundancy Support and Jobs Fair will be held early in Aberdeen early next month as part of a partnership response to the Arjo Wiggins Stoneywood Mill closure.

More than 300 people have lost their jobs as a result of the business…

The authority’s Employability and Skills team is launching the ABZWorks Employer Recruitment Incentive (ERI) scheme which will provide up to £6,000 worth of funding to help offset the costs of taking on a new member of staff.

 

The scheme is primarily aimed at small to…

Aberdeen City Council today agreed to move to the next phase of its transformation Target Operating Model (TOM).

 

The (TOM) 1.2…

A plan for the future delivery of employability services in Aberdeen has been considered by Councillors. 

The Local Employability Partnership (LEP) Delivery and Action Plan sets out a range of actions and priorities defined by LEP members to support people into employment. …

Opportunities to provide paid six-month work experience placements will be outlined during at a Business Booster event later this week.

Aberdeen City Council has secured £1.15m to support people who have been out of work for 12 months or more into paid roles in public and third sector…

Construction, engineering and the energy sectors will be at the forefront of an employment support event next week. 

Presentations and one-to-one support will be available from industry professionals at Aberdeen City Council’s ABZWorks Employability Support Fair in the Town House on…

Aberdeen City Council has been successful in its application to become a Young Person’s Guarantee employer. 

By signing up to the Young Person’s Guarantee, the Council will focus on connecting young people to a range of opportunities, and supporting and developing them in their…