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VCS Round Table Event Voluntary Action Islington

VCS Round Table Event Voluntary Action Islington. Tuesday 1 st April Cllr Claudia Webbe Vice -chair of the Employment Commission. Who are the Commission? . Leading figures from the voluntary, private and public sector. Why have we set up the Employment Commission?.

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VCS Round Table Event Voluntary Action Islington

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  1. VCS Round Table EventVoluntary Action Islington Tuesday 1st April Cllr ClaudiaWebbe Vice-chair of the Employment Commission

  2. Who are the Commission? Leading figures from the voluntary, private and public sector

  3. Why have we set up the Employment Commission? • Islington has 10,700 unemployed residents and 39,800 economically inactive residents • There are 1.3 jobs for every resident of working age but only 25% are filled by residents • There are 6,142 workless households with dependent children – the highest proportion in the country • Islington has the second highest level of child poverty in the country

  4. Our Approach Employers Start from the perspective of employers to consider employability of each cohort. Meet employers who do (and don't) employ these groups. Q:What would enable/ encourage employers to employ more people from these cohorts? Systems See how the system works (or doesn’t) for different cohorts. Meet organisations and people doing different things as part of the system. Q: How could the system work better for these cohorts? People Start from point of view of people in different cohorts. Meet people in each cohort who have overcome barriers & who have not. Q: What do these cohorts need from the system or employers to get into work? What are the inspiring new ideas to explore? What needs to be done to avoid long term unemployment for the next generation?

  5. What are we doing? • Commission has organised around the three workstreams: people, employers, and systems • Focus on two priority cohorts: people on sickness and disability benefits and unemployed parents • Within these BME, faith, young people, etc • Commissioners, with a ‘leader’ for each workstream, to engage with local organisations, employers, and key employment service providers • Commissioners will get back together to share findings and ideas and look at the overlaps and connections • Further investigation, ideas testing as needed • Recommendations - not just what the council can do, but what we could influence, at local, regional and national level.

  6. Timetable

  7. What have we already found out? • We know that issues such as childcare, ESOL, skills and disability are barriers to people finding work. • We’ve also heard that confidence, flexible hours and age can be affect whether people get into work. • You told us that culture may be a barrier the council hasn’t fully explored.

  8. Discussion questions 1. What barriers do your clients experience in getting into work? 2. What are the opportunities to make a difference? What could you do differently?

  9. Keep in touch Find out more and keep up-to-date:www.islington.gov.uk/employmentcommissionEmail: sarah.barr@islington.gov.uk

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