Employment Zones

Employment Zones are a three stage programme for people affected by long-term unemployment.

They are in 13 locations across the UK with high levels of structural unemployment. Working Links is the largest provider of Employment Zones with eight contracts. Each Employment Zone aims to help between 1,000 and 3,000 jobseekers each year. We operation Employment Zone in:

  • Brent (London)
  • Tower and Newham (London)
  • Birmingham (Midlands)
  • Glasgow (Scotland)
  • Brighton (The South)
  • Plymouth (The South)
  • North Wales
  • South Wales

Participants can be aged between 18 and 60 with a minimum unemployment period of 18 months. Unless you are likely to be disadvantaged in finding work, such as those recently released from prison. Unemployed lone parents may also join Employment Zones without any conditions relating to their length of unemployment.

Stage One lasts four weeks and is designed to allow us to get to know each other, undertake diagnostics and understand the reasons / barriers preventing you from entering work. To progress to Stage Two we will agree an Action Plan which outlines agreed activities to support you and help you go into work.