Employment Zones were areas within the UK designated as such to 'loosen restrictions' and requirements on government assistance in job acquisition. Those living in Employment Zones were able to get financial assistance to set up in business, improve their skills or even buy clothes for a job intervie

The zones were managed by the

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Employment Zones

Fifteen areas across the UK were classified as Employment Zones. Typically, private sub-contractors would bid for workfare contracts for the designated areas blighted by long-term unemployment. The following companies were classed as Employment Zones providers:
Reed in Partnership PLC
Pertemps Employment Alliance Ltd
Working Links (Employment) Ltd
The Wise Group
Pelcombe Training Ltd
Ingeus (formerly Work Directions UK Ltd)
TNG Workzone

Criticism of Employment Zones

Variant magazine ''Variant'' () was a free cultural magazine based in Glasgow, Scotland, and founded in 1984. Available in both print and internet editions, it was distributed mainly though arts and cultural institutions through Britain and Ireland. Although nomi ...

published an article discussing Employment Zones.
A.W.o.L. - an independent unemployed group in Brighton and Hove - was set up in response to the creation of an Employment Zone.

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The

Jobcentre Plus Jobcentre Plus (; ) is a brand used by the Department for Work and Pensions in the United Kingdom. From 2002 to 2011, Jobcentre Plus was an executive agency which reported directly to the Minister of State for Employment. It was formed by th ...

A.W.o.L.

The Wise Group

Working Links

Reed (Company) Reed is an employment agency based in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1960 by Sir Alec Reed CBE. Reed's son, James Reed CBE, is the current chairman and chief executive officer (CEO). The company's website, reed.co.uk, estab ...

in Partnership

Work Directions
Pelcombe (Sencia) Training Ltd
Employment in the United Kingdom