‘Local Jobs For Local People’
The Employers Forum
Working together for the benefit of your community
As a business you make a vital contribution to your local economy. Whether it is through goods and services supplied or by employing local people, it all counts. But could you do more - and increase your involvement to make your area an even better place to live and work in? The answer is probably yes - through an Employers Forum. It is a simple and effective way of ensuring that employers hear about local initiatives and can make their views known on them, and more importantly, see that action is taken
As a business you make a vital contribution to your local economy. Whether it is through goods and services supplied or by employing local people, it all counts. But could you do more -
Who Can Join
An Employers Forum is made up of representatives of all kinds of employers and businesses who work with local community groups on a wide range of projects. There are already Employers Fora inmany parts of Sheffield:
• Sharrow, Heeley and Norfolk Park (set up in 1997)
• Owlerton, Southey Green and Hillsborough
• Darnall, Tinsley and Handsworth
• Firth Park and Brightside
• Dinnington, Rotherham
• Armthorpe, Doncaster
Members range from small independent businesses to local branches of banks and supermarkets, and includes The Yorkshire Bank, Cadbury, Wake Smith and Tofield Solicitors, Kenwood Hall Hotel, Greshams Timber, Backstage Security Services, BEST Training, The Source Meadowhall and Bright Finance.
An Employers Forum is made up of representatives of all kinds of employers and businesses who work with local community groups on a wide range of projects. There are already Employers Fora inmany parts of Sheffield:
• Sharrow, Heeley and Norfolk Park (set up in 1997)
• Owlerton, Southey Green and Hillsborough
• Darnall, Tinsley and Handsworth
• Firth Park and Brightside
• Dinnington, Rotherham
• Armthorpe, Doncaster
Members range from small independent businesses to local branches of banks and supermarkets, and includes The Yorkshire Bank, Cadbury, Wake Smith and Tofield Solicitors, Kenwood Hall Hotel, Greshams Timber, Backstage Security Services, BEST Training, The Source Meadowhall and Bright Finance.
An Employers Forum in your area could mean your community also benefits from initiatives which might:
• enhance the employment prospects, skills and education of local people.
• provide additional jobs
• improve support for existing business
• tackle crime and help improve community safety
• protect and improve the environment
• increase the opportunities for developing community enterprises
• improve communication with the community
• enhance the employment prospects, skills and education of local people.
• provide additional jobs
• improve support for existing business
• tackle crime and help improve community safety
• protect and improve the environment
• increase the opportunities for developing community enterprises
• improve communication with the community
Membership of the Employers Forum brings many benefits as many members in Sheffield have already discovered:
• more business from valuable networking opportunities
• free publicity
• opportunities for staff to get involved with community projects as volunteers
• greater standing in the community
• personal development of staff who get involved in projects
• free advertising for staff on the job boards
• links with schools providing prospective employees for the future
• enable you to find suitable people for your jobs, we can arrange suitable short placements for individual job seekers
• more business from valuable networking opportunities
• free publicity
• opportunities for staff to get involved with community projects as volunteers
• greater standing in the community
• personal development of staff who get involved in projects
• free advertising for staff on the job boards
• links with schools providing prospective employees for the future
• enable you to find suitable people for your jobs, we can arrange suitable short placements for individual job seekers
Members decide how much support they wish to provide and it can take many forms:
• provide support in kind, through advice, materials, or work
experience opportunities.
• donate money, goods or services to projects
• identify volunteers to help with projects
• sponsor specific community or school events
• allow staff time to be involved with community initiatives
• allow premises to be used for meetings and events
• provide support in kind, through advice, materials, or work
experience opportunities.
• donate money, goods or services to projects
• identify volunteers to help with projects
• sponsor specific community or school events
• allow staff time to be involved with community initiatives
• allow premises to be used for meetings and events
Membership
Any business wishing to become a member of the employers forum please e-mail: enquiries@theemployersforum.org.uk for a membership form and further details.
Any business wishing to become a member of the employers forum please e-
