News: Social Firms UK, employment

NOMS social enterprise news

NOMS (National Offender Management Service) is asking the social enterprise sector to develop innovative approaches to delivering key services. Bids will be invited for funding to help develop and test approaches for supervising offenders in Unpaid Work (Community Payback). Social enterprises are also being asked to develop training and employment opportunities within green technology or other sustainable industries.

The European Social Fund has provided c£400,000 for the above initiatives, with individual awards of up to £50,000 for the right projects. Further details will be announced shortly.

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NOMS Social Enterprise News July 2010.pdf

Monday 12th July 2010, 10:34am | by site admin

Tags:Social Firms UK | National coverage | ministry of justice, ex-offenders, employment

Textiles by St Anne's celebrate

Pat Bend, Sales Manager at the Birmingham based Social Firm, Textiles by St Anne's, is celebrating an order from an International curtain company which she puts down to the Future Jobs Fund. Six of the employees are financed by the government initiative and the increased workforce gave Pat the opportunity to bid for larger contracts. Pat believes the hires also bring a positive work ethic and new skills base which their service users with mental health problems can aspire to.

Monday 25th January 2010, 12:02pm | by Anonymous

Tags:Social Firms UK | National coverage, West Midlands | benefits, business support, employment, employment creation, jobs

Social Firms UK Full members access free employer helpline

Social Firms UK today launched a new benefit for its Full members - access to an employer helpline. Whether Full Members are faced with an HR crisis or a complex legal question, this helpline will provide them with:

an immediate, reliable answer to employment issues
a clear explanation and exploration of the implications
a suggested best practice approach to deal with the issues.

Types of issues covered include:

discipline
equal opportunities
absence
maternity
redundancy.

The service can be used on an unlimited basis. Says Social Firms UK Chief Executive, Sally Reynolds: "We have set up the employer helpline in response to interest from members, and just knowing how difficult and challenging it can be running a Social Firm. "

Monday 19th October 2009, 4:25pm | by Anonymous

Tags:Social Firms UK | National coverage | employment, legal

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