Skip to content

Employment, Jobs and Careers




These reports are intended to provide you with the facts and factual analysis upon which Ministers have taken the following decisions

Within this section the decisions relate to: Careers and career development; Child employment; Employment regulations; Employment rights; Employment terms and conditions; Equal opportunities and diversity; Graduate employment; Health and safety at work; Self employment; Temporary employment; Termination of employment; Unemployment and jobseeking; Volunteering; and Youth employment.

Written Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills on the Labour Market Framework for Wales

05/01/10
The Deputy Minister for Skills has agreed the content of the Written Statement on the Labour Market Framework for Wales and to its release to Assembly Members.
 

Consideration of an exceptional increase to the salary of the Sports Council for Wales Chief Executive Officer

31/12/09
The Minister for Heritage has approved a proposal from the Board of the Sports Council for Wales for a salary increase for their Chief Executive Officer
 

Arts Council of Wales Pay Remit application 2009

29/12/09
The Minister for Heritage has agreed to the Arts Council of Wales Pay Remit application 2009.
 

Welsh Assembly Response to the British – Irish Parliamentary Assembly Inquiry into returning the unemployed to work

14/12/09
The Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have approved the draft evidence to the British – Irish Parliamentary Assembly Inquiry into helping the unemployed to return to work.
 

Response to the National Assembly for Wales European and External Affairs Committee as part of its evidence gathering on working and studying abroad.

30/11/09
The Deputy Minister for Skills agreed a response to the queries.
 

Skills Sector Councils Relicensing - UK Commission Recommendations for Institute of the Motor Industry and Construction Skills

23/11/09
The Deputy Minister for Skills has endorsed the UK Commission Skills Sector Councils relicensing recommendations to relicense: the Institute of the Motor Industry; and Construction Skills.
 

Single Equality Scheme Departmental Action Plan – Progress Report

28/10/09
The Minister for Social Justice and Local Government and the Deputy Minister for Regeneration have agreed the Departmental Action Plan for the Single Equality Scheme for the Department of Social Justice and Local Government.
 

Increases in salary for Assembly Government Sponsored Bodies’ Chief Executives and in daily rates for Chairs and Board Members

02/09/09
The Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery has agreed that with effect from 1 April 2008 the maximum consolidated pay award for Chief Executives of Assembly Government Sponsored Bodies should be 1.5% and that the daily rates for Chairs and Board Members of Assembly Government Sponsored Bo ...
 

Response to the report of National Assembly Audit Committee on Protecting NHS Staff from Violence and Aggression, July 2009

21/08/09
The Minister for Health and Social Services has approved and issued the Assembly Government’s response and agreed for the response to be laid under Standing Order 29.2.
 

Cabinet Paper on Green Jobs Strategy

07/07/09
The Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport, and the Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing’s have agreed to submit a paper on the Green Jobs Strategy to the above meeting.
 

Evidence for the Equality of Opportunity Committee Inquiry into Discrimination against Older People in Relation to Employment

07/07/09
The Minister for Social Justice and Local Government and the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Economy and Transport have agreed to attend the above Inquiry to be scrutinised.
 

Review of Careers Wales - Ministerial announcement of publication of Watts and Estyn Reports and intention to commission a wider Review

15/06/09
The Deputy Minister for Skills agreed to the publication of two reports which were commissioned as part of the on-going Review of Careers Wales and to a widening of the ambit of the Review to encompass Careers Wales’ relationships with adjacent careers-related service provision in education, the vo ...
 

Approval of UKCES Strategic Plan 2009-14

28/04/09
The Deputy Minister - Skills approved the Strategic Plan (2009-14) of the UK Commission for Employment of Skills (UKCES).
 

Indicative Funding Allocations To Careers Wales Companies - 2009-10

31/03/09
The Deputy Minister for Skills has approved the issue of Indicative Financial Allocations to Careers Wales companies for financial year 2009-10.
 

To seek approval for support for 12 of the proposed projects under the Wales Union Learning Fund Programme (2009 – 2011)

11/02/09
The decision was made to approve the 12 projects, subject to 5 of them providing further information to ensure that funding will deliver the necessary benefits.
 

ProAct & Apprenticeship Proposals for the 4th Economic Summit

02/02/09
The First Minister, the Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills approved the proposals