The Labour Market: Staff & Recruitment
There are more workers living in North London than there are employee jobs
North London comprises of 665,000 economically active adults. Due to its accessible location North London businesses have available a pool of well in excess of two million workers with London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex all within comfortable commuting distance. North London has a large proportion of workers in managerial, professional, technical, administrative and educational professions. On average 37% of workers are qualified to degree or professional level. 15% of workers in the borough are self employed and over 30% of all workers work more than 45 hours per week.
The Office for National Statistics provides a Labour Market Profile by borough which is available free of charge. Follow the links below to access this information.
Labour Market profile for Barnet
Labour Market profile for Enfield
Labour Market profile for Haringey
Labour Market profile for Waltham Forest
Recruitment in North London
For local recruitment two very successful and economical ways of advertising are through Jobcentre Plus and local newspapers.
Local newspapers offer an excellent way of reaching the residents of a partuclar area, having a defined and regular distribution. For contact details of the main local newspapers click here.
If you wish for someone else to handle your recruitment or for seeking staff with specialist skills there are many agencies that serve North London. A simple search of an online directory will bring up a large choice. Alternatively, we work with several local schemes that also serve to benefit the community as well as offering a quick service to businesses: Women Like Us, Communitas EU, Soloman and Employ ULV.
Women Like Us
Women Like Us is a new service for women with children who are looking for flexible work in north and central London. They aim to give women the confidence and contacts they need to return to work by offering advice and support, as well as information about flexible work opportunities in the area. If you’re yet to explore the business benefits of flexible working, then you don’t know what you’re missing in terms of financial assistance, increased productivity and commitment, and a whole world of talent just waiting to be tapped. Women Like Us provide comprehensive advice on flexible working and ways to engage and retain women returners. For more information including their contact details, please click here to view their website.
Communitas EU
Communitas EU is supported by the European Social Fund and retrains and up skills individuals who are under the threat of redundancy or have recently been made redundant. Communitas EU provide advice and guidance, CV skilss workshops and 1:1 consultation, free training, further education provision and careers advice. Their services are confidential and as an employer who is recruiting, you can use Communitas EU to call upon a large pool of people who are actively seeking work, have a demonstrable work record and can be retrained and upskilled for free. For further details of the project contact Communitas EU Limited by telephone 020 8804 1138 or e-mail karentaylor@communitas.eu.com.
Soloman
Aimed at reducing the level of expertise permanently lost to the manufacturing sector when skilled employees are laid off, Soloman will be a vital tool for London’s manufacturers.
When Soloman hear of a closure the team meets with the company to discuss needs. They will then search their growing database of 20,000+ London manufacturers; check with companies looking for locally-based skilled manufacturing people and start the matching process.
Soloman's core services include:
- Support for firms & employees affected by job shedding and/or closure
- Support for firms recruiting new staff
- Engaging with activities offered by Partners that could lead to client referrals
Soloman's support includes:
- A visit to assess needs and identify key contact personnel with whom we’ll regularly liaise and progress report
- Establishing the skills sets; size & age range of staff affected
- Ascertaining where staff live to make sure that every suitable local company is aware of recruiting possibilities
- Undertaking one-to-one discussions with staff to make sure we have all their circumstances to hand
sourcing local, unadvertised vacancies through our proactive telemarketing service via our database of more than 20,000 manufacturers across Greater London - Helping staff with writing CVs
- Arranging timely and relevant training courses for staff
Click here to view their website or telephone Soloman on 0845 055 1551.
Employ ULV
The Employ ULV project aims to provide a flexible, innovative and co-ordinated approach to labour market intervention in the Upper Lee Valley, which encompasses the boroughs of Enfield, Haringey, and Waltham Forest.
The programme is a unifying framework that seeks to get unemployed and low-skilled workers back into employment. Employ ULV adds real value and impact by providing an integrated ladder of progression for unemployed and low-skilled workers that directly addresses, and is responsive to, the changing needs of employers.
By working with Employ ULV there is no cost or obligation to you as an employer, but you will be able to call upon a large, enthusiastic workforce with a background of recent core skills training. As with any recruitment you already undertake, you still have the final interview and say in who you employ.
