Read about some great examples of employability in the retail world, all in the Glasgow area.
St Enoch Centre
700 new retail jobs will be created as a result of the St. Enoch
Working initiative.
As St. Enoch's owners Ivanhoe Cambridge enter the final stages
of their £100 million redevelopment programme, the project will see
a coordinated approach to recruitment at the Centre which brings
together Glasgow's Regeneration Agencies, Glasgow Works, JobCentre
Plus and Skills Development Scotland.
Features of the approach to employment
- A shop unit on the upper level of St. Enoch Centre which will
act as a dedicated focus for the project and, from today,
jobseekers can fill in applications for a wide range of full and
part-time positions online at the St. Enoch Working office.
- St. Enoch Working will offering help and advice on preparing
job applications
- A programme of training sessions will be provided for
centre staff across a variety of areas.
The project will be managed by Glasgow West Regeneration Agency
(GWRA) with support from the other partners.
Glasgow Fort Partnership
The Glasgow Fort Partnership was set up to maximise the
opportunities from the Glasgow Fort retail development for the
deprived Greater Easterhouse area. The Partnership has focused on
enabling local residents to access the 1,400 jobs created through a
recruitment intervention that included an on-site recruitment
office, job matching service, jobs fairs and a pre-recruitment
training course. In addition, by developing strong working
relationships with the centre manager and retailers, the
Partnership has also looked at wider opportunities for the local
community - such as childcare, health and transport.
This project is a collaboration between Glasgow Fort Shopping
Park and Glasgow East Regeneration Agency and is responsible for
driving the recruitment for the recruitment process for the £200m
Glasgow Fort development. A local success story, the project won
the Best Practice in Partnership Working in Regeneration at the
2005 Scottish Urban Regeneration Awards.
Features of the approach to employment
- 'Succession' enables employees to enhance their career
prospects within the retail sector through studying for a Modern
Apprenticeship qualification
- 'Responsible Retailer Pack' offers easy access advice and local
support services to employees on health, wellbeing, money advice or
childcare issues
Phil Goodman, General Manager of the Shopping Park says 'The
Partnership provides a forum through which to channel ideas and
raise issues which affect the people of the local community and
this has been a hugely successful catalyst for a number of
initiatives.'
Silverburn
The Silverburn shopping centre worked hand in hand with
contractors and incoming companies to tailor job opportunities.
Glasgow City Council recognised that agreements had to be
negotiated at a planning stage and employing local people had to be
a key contractual obligation. In addition, this fostered excellent
partnership working between the Council, Jobcentre Plus and Glasgow
South West Regeneration Agency
The £350m development has 1 million sq ft of shopping and
leisure with a total of 3,000 new jobs expected.
Features of the approach to employment
Richard Low of Silverburn's developer said 'We have attracted
some of the biggest names in retail and catering to the trading
opportunity being created at Silverburn. It is essential that
these companies have access to the best workforce possible and the
innovative Recruitment Centre is helping this to happen.'
Other relevant case studies on the EAS website.