Employment – Stuart McMillan MSP

Stuart McMillan launches second billboard poster

‘The SNP saved our shipyard, don’t let Labour and the Tories sink it’ Greenock and Inverclyde SNP candidate Stuart McMillan has highlighted the Scottish Government’s £47m investment in our local shipyard – which both Labour and the Tories voted against during the budget process. Fergusons was taken into public ownership in August 2019 by the […]

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SNP Government supporting young people into jobs, education or training

YOUTH GUARANTEE TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN INVERCLYDE SUCCEED SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed a new £60 million Youth Guarantee announced in the Programme for Government, which guarantees everyone in Inverclyde aged 16-24, a job, a place in education or a place in training. The new partnership between the Scottish Government and Scotland’s employers […]

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McMillan makes plea to non-essential businesses to close

Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has called on businesses producing non-essential items or providing non-essential services to close – especially if they cannot enable their staff to work from home or abide by social distancing guidelines. The local MSP has received a high volume of correspondence from constituents who feel like their role […]

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Employment in Scotland rises to record high

CONTINUED GROWTH IN SCOTLAND DESPITE WESTMINSTER SHAMBLES SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has praised new figures showing that Scotland’s employment rate has risen to 75.9% – the highest on record. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that Scotland’s employment rate rose to 75.9% for February to April 2019 and the unemployment rate fell […]

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Inverclyde Projects Benefit from Share of £2.5 million Employment Funding

Projects that are improving employment support by linking with health and social care, justice and housing services will receive a share of a £2.5 million fund – with two projects in Inverclyde set to benefit. Thirteen projects operating across 15 local authorities will receive funding through the Employability Innovation and Integration Fund to help people […]

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SNP MSP Welcomes Falling Unemployment in Inverclyde

Greenock and Inverclyde MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed the new figures showing a 0.4% fall in unemployment over the year in Inverclyde. Inverclyde has matched the national trend, with figures showing a 0.4% decrease in unemployment across Scotland. Scotland continues to outperform the UK on female and youth employment rates. There are currently 28,000 more […]