Support for employers recruiting young people
Financial incentives:
1. Companies employing less than 250 staff and that have not taken on an apprentice in the last 3 years will receive a grant of £1,500 for taking on 16 - 24 year old apprentices. Jobs need to last at least the length of training. This grant cannot be combined with grant 3 below for the same person.
Up to 100% towards the cost of training depending on the age of the apprentice.
Contact the National Apprenticeship Service on 0800 150600 or www.apprentiships.org.uk.
2. Companies will receive £750 for taking on an unemployed 16 - 24 year old from Greater Manchester who is not in education or training. Jobs need to last at least one year. Before deciding to recruit employers can also offer 6 week 'working interviews'.
Contact the Greater Manchester Committment Team at the Commisison for the New Economy on 0161 2374157 or click here.
3. Companies taking on a long-term unemployed 18 - 24 year old for at least 6 months will receive a grant of up to £2,275. This does not have to be an apprenticeship. This grant cannot be combined with grant 3 below for the same person.
Contact Job Centre Plus on 0845 6012001.
4. Companies recruiting a young disabled person through Work Choice, a national support programme for disabled people with the most complex needs, will receive a payment of up to £2,275.
Contact the Shaw Trust on 0161 9534457.
5. Companies taking on a graduate intern will receive a £1,000 incentive towards the cost of employing an intern for a minimum of 8 weeks. Graduates must earn a minimum of £250 per week or pro rate if part time.
Contact Manchester Metropolitan University on 0161 2476512 or f.marshall@mmu.ac.uk.
Other support:
The Manchester Employer Suite provides a free matching service to help employers find the right staff and offers professional recruitment facilities for open days and interviewing.
Business Link provides online guides and tools to help businesses with recruitment, free job advertising, managing staff and with planning, choosing and delivering staff training.