Employers

Teaching assistant is the most advertised job in and around Wigan right now, with 10 adverts.

Teaching assistants are most wanted employees

Fairhurst

Trivial benefits that can be given to employees

Greater Manchester businesses urged to Get Cancer Clever

Businesses urged to get cancer clever

Young workers

£200k extra for apprenticeship scheme

Wigan Council has committed a further £200,000 to its Future Apprentices for Business programme

Firms urged to invest in local talent

Searching for a job can be difficult

Citizens Advice Wigan Borough offers support for young job hunters

Almost a fifth of respondents have embarked on 12 or more work trips over the past year alone

A quarter of workers are travelling more post pandemic than before

Access to employment support programmes can reduce recruitment costs

New funding helps employers recruit young talent

Bents Colleagues Celebrate CGA Success

Garden and home centre celebrates double honours

Calibre Furniture conducted an in-person street survey of 327 office workers in UK City Centres in June 2026

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Steph McGovern will host the celebration in Cornwall

Ad Feature Steph McGovern hosts first Vocational Day

CMI is calling for government, educators and employers to work together to bridge the divide

Ad Feature Less than one in 10 managers think young people are ready for work

Business Funding

Apprenticeship scheme to continue thanks to cash injection

Vacancies

Stadium hosts key recruitment event

Career Development

Support service putting career development in focus

Winners of the IT & Tech Business of the Year - The Northwest Computer Museum

Last chance to enter this year's local business awards
Organisers of the Wigan Business Awards say there is still time for local firms to be nominated - or put themselves forward
Nichola Jane Howard

David Baybut, chairman, and Sean Joyce, managing partner of Stephensons

Local law firm hailed as one of country's best employers

One in eight young people are not in education or employment

Ad Feature Occupational therapists are the 'missing link' to help unemployment

The Brick Community Stadium

Jobseekers urged to attend stadium jobs fair

‘Inspiring the Future’ campaign

Inspiring new generations to get involved in local media

Recruitment

Wigan employers urged to prepare for major recruitment shifts in 2026

Industry Minister Chris McDonald is tackled by Steph McGovern over apprenticeship fears.

Ad Feature Industry Minister Chris McDonald champions apprenticeship reforms

Switching to a more generous bank account could be a smart financial decision

Why a new bank is rewarding established customers for everyday banking

Careers

How Wigan’s £25m cotton works development could transform careers in the town

Productivity

Wigan’s happy workers generate a 13 per cent productivity boost

More than 325,000 SMEs in the engineering and manufacturing sectors are the backbone of the UK economy.

Ad Feature Policy centre to "future-proof" British manufacturing and engineering

A Co-op store in London. The supermarket is investing £70m to create 7,000 new apprenticeships by 2030 (Photo: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Thousands of new supermarket apprenticeships announced for 2026–2030
The retailer is backing thousands of life-changing apprenticeships across retail, care, and community roles 🌟
Alex Nelson

Ann Watson CEO of Enginuity (front) with winners from 2025

Ad Feature Nominations open for the Enginuity Skills Awards 2026

Double Award win for West Lancashire College!

Double award win for West Lancashire College!

Around 460,000 UK workers on the voluntary Real Living Wage will see a 6.7% pay rise this year (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Thousands to get £2,400 pay boost as UK Real Living Wage rises

Build A Business in GM Libraries was represented at the festival

High-flying firms in the spotlights at the Believe in Business Festival

Steph meets the minister, Baroness Smith

Ad Feature Government restructure tackles 'hideous waste of talent'

Team UK take stage at EuroSkills final

Ad Feature Team UK "beam" at opening of prestigious EuroSkills finals

It comes as 44 per cent wished they had more varied career options to better understand the job opportunities available

Over half of adults work in jobs they never imagined they'd do as kids

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Your rights when working in the heat, and if it's ever too hot to work

Report Author Poppy Bramford, Enginuity Policy Manager

Nine in 10 SMEs say labour costs risk driving up prices

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9 smart questions to ask employers that could help you land the job

Your World

From illegal sunglasses to no right to air con - what are UK workers rights in h...

The Government says currently, one in three dads don’t take paternity leave

The changes Government wants for new families in parental leave review

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When is it too hot to work in the UK?

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7 of the best safe summer jobs for your teenager this school holiday

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Soaring NHS job demand faces vacancy crisis despite career interest

Wigan and Leigh College's principal Anna Dawe marks 10 years at the helm

College principal reaches a decade at the helm

Students working long hours on top of their studies risk burnout and anxiety, researchers say

Women working while they study 'harassed and underpaid'

John Fairhurst

Financial Matters with John Fairhurst

Brits only take 70 per cent of their lunch breaks allotted time

Brits ‘waste’ £29bn worth of work a YEAR - by not taking lunch breaks

Only 71 per cent of companies reported having a formal AI policy

Ad Feature Nearly one in three UK workers "don't know" if company has AI policy

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Financial Matters with John Fairhurst: Employment rights changes roll in

Temperatures are set to soar this week - reaching highs of 29C

When it's 'too hot to work' and your employee rights in a heatwave

Pensions

Financial Matters with Gary Edgerton: The Growing Problem of Small Pension Pots

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'I made it work for me - how to ask your boss for flexible working'

Fran Henshaw

More than 1.8 million overdue invoices in the North West in Q1, R3 research show...

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New employer NICs rise: what it means for workers facing rising costs

Fran Henshaw

North West overdue invoices rose by 13.4% this winter, R3 research shows

Workplaces in the North West to promote magistrate role

Call for employers in the North West to play their part in boosting access to ju...

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