Working 4U is now offering a UK Shared Prosperity Fund employer recruitment incentive.
The fund offers an employer a grant amount of up to £4000. This is based on the hourly rate of pay and contracted hours for each employee as shown in this table:
All employers are encouraged to pay the Real Living Wage of £12.60. The Real Living Wage information can be found here https://www.livingwage.org.uk/what-real-living-wage.
You can use the fund to help with the costs of recruiting and keeping a person in employment, including an apprenticeship. Costs may include, but are not limited to:
For a job to be eligible for funding it must:
The following do not meet the eligible criteria:
For more information and to enquire about a grant please contact W4U.grants@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Contracted min 16 hours a week. Priority will be given to Real Living wage employers. Employers must state which Fair Work Practices their organisation promotes.
Priority will be given to employees who are:
1. Lone parents who are unemployed
2. Parents with a disability or families who are unemployed and have a disabled child
3. Parents who are unemployed and have 3 or more children
4. Parents from a minority ethnic background who are unemployed
5. Parents who are unemployed and have a youngest child under 1 years of age
6. Parents who are aged under 25 who are unemployed.
7. Classed as economically inactive
8. Vulnerable young people
9. Disabled
Aged under 18 or first year apprentice
Aged 18 - 20
Aged 21+