Funding is available to small/medium-sized enterprises in Norfolk and Suffolk called Pathways 50+. This is an initiative funded by ESF (European Social Fund) and supported by Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils. Futures for Business is delighted to administer this on their behalf to organisations in either Norfolk or Suffolk who fulfill the necessary eligibility criteria of an SME (Small to Medium-sized Enterprise) SME Eligibility
- Micro – Headcount fewer than 10, turnover and balance sheet ≤ €2million
- Small – Headcount between 10 and 50, turnover and balance sheet ≤ €10million
- Medium – Headcount between 50 and 250, turnover ≤ €50million, and balance sheet ≤ €43million
Pathways 50+ provides a grant to the organisation worth £1,950 to support the recruitment of a person aged over 50. The paid placement must run for at least 13 weeks, consist of a minimum of 25 hours per week, and pay at least the national living wage (recently increased to £9.50 per hour). Eligible employees must be aged at least 50, live in Norfolk or Suffolk, and have been resident in the EU for at least 3 years. The Pathways contract also enables us to promote your vacancy on behalf of your business. We can share details with the National Careers Service, also through the various other contracts delivered by Futures including JETS, we are very happy to post vacancies on Indeed too. If you are interested in taking advantage of the Pathways 50+ funding, please contact Angela Carpenter from Futures for Business – [email protected] Images provided by Futures
New Anglia Pathways 50+ is part-funded by the European Union through the European Social Fund (ESF).
The project has received £501,043,23 of funding from the European Social Fund as part of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England. The Department for Work and Pensions (and in London the intermediate body Greater London Authority) is the Managing Authority for the England European Social Fund programme. Established by the European Union, the European Social Fund helps local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support skills development, employment and job creation, social inclusion and local community regenerations. For more information visit www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding.