Employment, Skills and Business
Work
Advice on work and contact details:
- Jobcentre Plus
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Jobseekers Direct or telephone 0845 60 60 234
- Citizens Advice Bureau can offer advice on employment rights, job-seekers allowance, redundancy, dismissal and benefits. You can also contact the CAB via telephone on 08456 88 98 97.
- Direct Gov offers advice on how to deal with redundancy.
- Acas has advice on a number of work related issues for both employers and employees or call the Acas Helpline on 08457 47 47 47
- Community Legal Advice offer free, confidential and independent legal advice. Alternatively you can call the helpline on 0845 345 4 345
- Connexions Direct have information and advice for young people or call 080 800 13 2 19
Training
Information and advice on training opportunities and contact details:
- Train to Gain provide free, impartial advice on learning and skills packages or call 0845 600 9 006.
- North Herts College are based across 3 main centres in Stevenage and Hitchin. The website provides information on courses or call 01462 424242
- The Prince’s Trust provide practical and financial advice for young people who need it most. Young people enquiring about programmes can call on 0800 842842.
- Acas provide independent advice and information on training or call the helpline on 0845 345 4 345.
Business
Business related advice and contact details:
- Direct Gov offers online support for businesses.
- Enterprise-Hertfordshire provide free practical advice and guidance to those people planning to set up in business or become self employed. Alternatively you can call 0845 078 0600.
- Business link is a free business advice and support service.
- Federation of Small Businesses is an organisation which aims to protect and promote the self-employed and small businesses in the UK.
- Business Debtline
- Business Rates - Deferral Scheme - Information on the new Government scheme and how to apply
- UK Trade & Investment is a Government organisation that helps businesses locate in the UK and grow internationally.
Reducing running costs
- The Energy Saving Trust provides a range of resources to help your organisation reduce carbon dioxide emissions
- Envirowise offer businesses free independent advice on becoming more resource efficient and managing unavoidable waste.
- NISP provide information to businesses to change how they practice and become more efficient with the disposal of waste resources.
- Netregs provide free environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses or call the Environment Agency National Customer Contact Centre on 08708 506 506.
For general business advice you may find these business contacts helpful
