Council plan outlines investments for economic recovery and new jobs
A plan setting out how Manchester will emerge from the economic shock of the Covid-19 pandemic was published this week.
Change in a time of crisis? MM meets those taking their future into their own hands post-pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has led to the biggest quarterly drop in employment since May to July 2009, when the country found itself amidst the global financial crisis and deep in a major recession.
Coronavirus youth job crisis: How to beat it…
According to a study, conducted by the Resolution Foundation, it is expected that youth unemployment will rise by over 640,000 this year, taking the total to over 1 million.
Coronavirus: job vacancies in the UK fall to record low
Job vacancies in the UK have fallen to a record low according to new research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
They’re out of a job, so what’s next for Harry and Meghan after Megxit?
MM rounds up the 10 most unusual jobs – here and across the pond – that the Sussexes could do to fit into their new independent lifestyle.
GMB blame Tories as figures reveal 100,000 manufacturing jobs lost from North West since 2007
Figures from Britain’s largest trade union, the GMB, have this week revealed that 100,600 jobs in the manufacturing sector have left the North West over the last 12 years.
The Manchester College unveils 2020 vision to be education leader for city
They have put together a new strategy called ‘College 2020’ which aims to provide the best education and training for students across a range of careers.
‘Overwhelming support’: Manchester PA of the year crowned for first time
The first annual Manchester PA of the Year Awards was held at a glitzy gala at the Imperial War Museum on Tuesday night.
‘You should be ashamed’: Oldham MP takes aim at Government over ‘fit for work’ death figures
Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions this week showed that between December 2011 and February 2014 that around 90 people a month died within weeks of being taken off employment and support allowance (ESA) having been assessed as fit to work by a Government contractor.
Awaiting A-levels? Teens turn to family first for advice on results day, study reveals
As the anticipation for A-level results day builds for teens across Manchester, mums and dads should be preparing to act as careers advisers, according to a recent study.
Stop ya chattin’! Man Met Uni linguist on ‘accent loyalty’, dialect maps and stereotypes
The different dialects and accents of Greater Manchester have been mapped out for the first time ever by sociolinguists from Manchester Metropolitan University.