Apprentices – Know Your Minimum Wage Rights IF you are an apprentice, or about to start an apprenticeship, here’s some advice to help you make sure you’re being paid what you are entitled to: Earned it, owed it, paid it? As colleges and universities welcome…

A NEW project has been launched which aims to help small and medium sized businesses raise awareness about domestic abuse among employees. The Domestic Abuse Awareness in the Workplace Now (DAAWN) project, funded by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex in partnership…

LONDON Stansted is hosting its latest jobs fair to recruit hundreds of new employees ahead of a busy winter season. More than 500 job openings will be on offer in the areas such as flight crew, baggage handling, security, retail, and hospitality at the airport’s…

BLUE Handling ground workers at Stansted have accepted a bumper pay deal just hours before receiving an industrial action ballot paper. If the strike action had gone ahead Ryanair’s flights from Stansted would have been severely disrupted during the schools’ half-term break in October.  After…

THE South East’s best site managers have been recognised for achieving the highest standards in house building after winning the most highly regarded competition in the industry. Organised by the National House Building Council (NHBC), the UK’s leading new homes warranty and insurance provider, the…

ST ELIZABETH’S CENTRECARE & SUPPORT WORKER – CHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL £23,400 – £24,862 PER ANNUM £12.00 – £12.75 PER HOUR MUCH HADHAM, HERTFORDSHIRE Have you been thinking about a career in child care but not sure where to start? Are you a caring, fun person with…

THE Wilko store in Harlow closed on Tuesday 26 September after the company went into administration. Councillor Dan Swords, Leader of Harlow Council, said: “We have been following events closely since Wilko fell into administration and are disappointed to see that the Harlow store cease…

A NEW series of pilot projects will help residents to secure work in the health and care sector. Essex County Council and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) have committed a total of £610,000 to these interventions.The project comprises three ambitious workstreams. Anchor…

TWO prominent local businesses from Old Harlow, Daniel Robinsons & Sons and Memorial University of Newfoundland (UK) ltd, are joining forces to support the Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning, scheduled to take place on September 29 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This collaborative effort…

THREE Essex SMEs have been selected to take part in an award-winning technology acceleration programme. The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Launch Academy supports innovative businesses in the offshore wind industry. The latest Launch Academy programme is the first in the East of England. It…

THE cost-of-living crisis has changed shopping habits for good, according to the boss of Aldi in the UK and Ireland reports the BBC. Giles Hurley says shoppers are buying more own label products than ever before and he expects this to stick. Cheaper supermarket own…

JOBS: Two jobs on offer at Harlow Playhouse. Full details below.

KAO Data, the specialist developer and operator of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has appointed David Bloom, one of the company’s founding investors and Partner at Goldacre NOÉ Group, as the company’s new Chairman. In his new role, Bloom will take…

BY Emma Doyle and Michael Casey HARLOW taxi drivers have repeated their call for the chair of Harlow Council’s Licensing Committee to resign over what can only be described as the “Wolverhampton controversy”. To re-cap: It has been more than eight years since a law…