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Bid to train thousands of new carers in Shropshire

Staff at a new training centre for carers said they hope to bring in over 1,000 new workers over the next few years. Fairway Homecare opened a £500,000 training centre in the town on Tuesday. Anne Dunn, at Embark Learning Care Academt which is preparing the new carers, said there was a chronic shortage of

Firms team up with government to get half a million into work

One sector in need of more workers is healthcare, with over 100,000 vacancies nationally. In Dudley, in the West Midlands, the Jobcentre Plus team has developed a close working relationship with Sutton Coldfield-based healthcare recruitment agency Fairway Homecare to help get people into unfilled posts. Fairway runs a scheme through its sister company, Embark Learning.

Kate’s Career Journey

Kate Dupont, 38, from Wolverhampton, is a caregiver with Fairway Homecare after completing Embark Learning Care Academy’s SWAP ‘My Care Portfolio’, and is married with three children. How did you come to be looking for work? I used to volunteer in a Women’s Refuge and spent two years doing that up until 2018, then I

Access to affordable fuel is critical for home care workers

Fairway open Telford Office

Care Quality Commission regulated care provider Fairway Homecare has opened its second office in Telford. Despite two years of the uncertainty COVID brought, Fairway Homecare, a respected company that places carers into healthcare career opportunities, has opened a second office, amounting to nearly half a million pounds in investment from the company. To further extend

4-day week creates happier, more productive workforce

Fairway Homecare’s introduction of a four-day week for its head office staff – without cutting their pay- has led to a happier, more productive workforce. With almost 40 employees in its head office in Sutton Coldfield, Fairway Homecare decided to create a more flexible workplace by reducing working hours to four days a week instead

Abbi achieves Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Recruitment Resourcing (RQF)

Congratulations to our Compliance Officer, Abbi who has been awarded Skillsfirst Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Recruitment Resourcing (RQF). Operations Director, Alex O’Neill, said: “I’m really pleased for Abbi as I know how hard it has been to juggle the extra work and study at the same time as working through the pandemic. She has

Fairway introduces four-day work week with the same pay!

Fairway Homecare will be introducing a four-day week for its head office staff from 1st January 2022, without any impact to our employees’ salaries. With a nearly 40-strong team, Fairway Homecare has made the decision to reduce working hours to four days a week instead of the traditional five-day working week to improve its employees’

Fairway receives a near perfect score for employee satisfaction

Fairway, a respected company that places carers into healthcare career opportunities, has undertaken its annual employee satisfaction review, performed by an independent body, and has received fantastic results from its team. With a 30-strong team, Fairway, along with its training provider partner, Embark Learning Care Academy, has carried out anonymous surveys of its staff to