DWP is running out of time to get JCP’s role right
Last week saw the government miss a prime opportunity to correct the direction of travel and put the Jobcentre Plus (JCP) juggernaut on the right…
Kirsty McHugh
Learning to be flexible in a year of change
The reason I took up yoga was to become more flexible – well, that and to gain a blessed rest from the children. I can’t…
Reversing Osborne’s cuts to employment support offers the Chancellor an easy win
What with Brexit, the recent US Presidential Elections, the deficit and a productivity crisis, it will be tempting for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to…
Tackling Muslim employment inequalities at risk from loss of Euro funding
Is there anything untouched by Brexit? Well in the employment support sector, the answer is, frankly no. The Women and Equalities Select Committee published an…
From Priti to Penny – Inheritance issues and insurance policies
The new DWP Ministerial team has arrived as storm clouds gather. Stephen is spending more time with his family; whilst Priti is promoted. In their…
Kirsty’s thoughts on the impact of Brexit
What a week. The Brexit vote was a seismic shock, the political repercussions of which are still reverberating. It’s impossible to know where we’ll be…
The people behind the numbers
The problem with big numbers is that they often don’t feel like they mean anything. Last week, the Office for National Statistics Labour Market Statistics…
ERSA manifesto 2015
For some organisations writing a manifesto in the run up to an election is a bit like pulling together your Christmas wishlist as a child.…
Kirsty McHugh on supply chain management in employability
Kirsty McHugh CEO ersa fenews interview from the Welfare to Work Conference 2012 Kirsty discusses how to gain the maximum from supply chains in…