Blue Arrow signs Partington Pledge for Manchester employment

Recruitment group Blue Arrow is among a number of organisations signing the Partington Pledge, a new initiative to help unemployed young people into work in Partington, Greater Manchester.
Wed, 15 May 2013Recruitment group Blue Arrow is among a number of organisations signing the Partington Pledge, a new initiative to help unemployed young people into work in Partington, Greater Manchester.

The pledge, set up by local authority Trafford Council, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Partington Neighbourhood Partnership, invites businesses to offer their support in a variety of ways to young people.

Blue Arrow was invited to sign as a result of a long-term partnership with the local Job Centre.

Other employers involved include hotel Premier Inn, Carrington Business Park and the British Army’s 103rd Regiment Royal Artillery and 207 Field Hospital.

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