Jobs

• Homes England agrees £70m loan for new homes in Northamptonshire

  A £70m cash injection from Homes England will bring around 8,500 new homes and up to 3,000 jobs to Northamptonshire.

  

• Whistleblower loses ‘unfair dismissal’ case against council

  Cheshire East Council has welcomed an employment tribunal decision which found a ‘whistleblower’ was not dismissed unfairly.

  

• South East councils call for powers to tackle skills shortage

  Councils have called for more powers to help address the skills shortage as report shows nearly all jobs will soon be closed to people without qualifications.

  

• Whitehall announces £67m town deal for Greater Grimsby

  The Government has announced what it describes as a ‘landmark’ town deal for Grimsby in an effort to deliver thousands of new jobs and homes to Lincolnshire.

  

• Half of council staff considering quitting their job, survey finds

  Half of council workers are thinking of leaving their job for less stressful work elsewhere, according to a new survey by trade union Unison.

  

• Adult social care contributes £38bn to English economy

  Adult social care employers contribute £38.5bn to the English economy and create 1.5 million job roles, according to a new report.

  

• Londoners with disabilities need more support into work, think tank says

  Sadiq Khan should create a taskforce dedicated to supporting disabled people into work, think tank says.

  

• Cornwall proposes post-Brexit plan to create 20,000 jobs

  Cornwall Council has called on Whitehall to devolve more powers to the south western peninsular as part of a plan to help it cope with the impact of Brexit.

  

• Luton pays £3.2m to save car factory

  Luton Council has paid out over £3m as part of a package to keep car manufacturing in the town.

  

• Government confirms more job centre closures

  More job centres will be co-located within local government premises as part of moves to cut costs, the Government confirmed today.