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Work, pay and hiring, written plainly
How to get into a trade, who is actually hiring in each part of the country, and the bits of working life nobody explains properly. Written by us, free to read, no sign up.
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Twelve trades paying £30,000 and upwards with no degree required, what each one needs instead, how long it takes to get there, and which of them are funded.
7 min read How work worksThe statutory minimum, what a contract can change, what happens if you just leave, gardening leave, and whether an employer can hold your final pay.
6 min read How work worksClass 1 and Class 2 pay by work type, what nights out and ADR add, why agency rates look higher than they are, and how to tell a good advert from a padded one.
6 min read How work worksUnpaid trial shifts, changing your rota without notice, holding your wages, refusing holiday, asking about health at interview, and eight more, answered with the actual rule.
8 min read Where the work isLeeds runs on finance, law, health and the civil service, while the rest of West Yorkshire runs on manufacturing and distribution. Here is how the job market actually works.
6 min read Where the work isGreater Manchester runs on health, logistics, media, finance and the airport. Here is where the jobs are, how people get to them, and what the adverts typically pay.
6 min read Where the work isHealth boards, shipbuilding, finance and the M8 logistics corridor. A practical guide to the Glasgow and central belt job market, the commute and the pay.
6 min read Where the work isPublic administration, health, insurance, media and heavy industry along the M4. A practical guide to who hires in south Wales, where, and what the pay looks like.
6 min read Where the work isA practical look at the West Midlands jobs market: the industries that really employ people, where the big sites are, what the commute is like, and the pay you will see advertised.
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