Work and unemployment
Advice on your rights if your job is at risk
and support to help you get back to work.
If you have recently been made
redundant
Citizens' Advice
Bureaux can help you understand your employment rights,
dismissal and benefits, insolvency payments, income-related and
contributions-based job seekers allowance, and redundancy.
Workington office: 01900 604735. Keswick office: 017687 73472
If you are looking for
employment
As well as newspapers, recruitment agencies
and websites, your local Jobcentre Plus may be able
to help you. Or if you have thought about starting your own
business, contact Ways into
Successful Enterprise on 01900 819783. They can offer advice,
guidance and support until you decide upon your course of action
and then ensure you get all available assistance locally.
West Cumbria Trades Hall
Centre is here to help the unemployed, unwaged and those
who are at a disadvantage in the local community.
The aim of the organisation is to support and encourage residents
to take up learning and training activities which will improve the
quality of their lives, and help them gain skills which improve
their employment prospects or up-skill if already in employment.
Call 01900 61874.
Routes 2 Work are part of Home Housing based at Stoneleigh,
Workington. Routes 2 Work helps people make the transition
from unemployment into work, they offer bespoke support to
address individual barriers to employment. Call 01900
873371.