Jobs News & Updates
West Midlands recruitment specialist Starting Point Recruitment (SPR) is giving its support to one of the region's fastest-growing sectors as Life Sciences Week 2026 takes place from 21 to 25 September.
- 8th September 2026
Mayor Richard Parker has unveiled a £500,000 “rapid response” employment support package to help JLR workers taking voluntary redundancy find new jobs.
- 3rd September 2026
The recently appointed Minister for Employment, Andrew Western, visited Serco’s Restart Scheme in Birmingham to see how tailored employment support is helping people across the region overcome barriers, build skills and secure sustainable jobs.
Birmingham and Solihull residents aged 18 to 21 who have been unemployed and claiming Universal Credit for 18 months or more are being offered paid work placements through a new pilot programme
A West Midlands partnership developing new employer-led skills provision for the growing MedTech sector has been recognised nationally as an exemplar of how regional collaboration can translate industry need into practical skills provision.
Acas, a human resource firm based in Birmingham, has launched a free workplace diagnostic service to explore organisational needs and provide support across workplace rights.
The Government has signed off a major new plan that will support businesses in the West Midlands with the skills they need to boost economic growth in the region.
A major new report commissioned by The Rigby Foundation and The Sir Peter Rigby Charitable Trust, has set out practical steps to address the external forces that have created a “perfect storm” facing young people in Birmingham
Shortlisting is complete for the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2026 after a record number of nominations for the awards that celebrate the best in apprentices, the people that train them and their employers.
There has been another steep reduction in permanent staff appointments across the Midlands during May as ongoing uncertainty around the business outlook dampened hiring plans, according to new figures.