{"id":6988,"date":"2021-01-20T14:10:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T14:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/%e2%9a%a0dont-miss-out-on-incentive-payments-for-new-apprentices\/"},"modified":"2021-01-25T09:35:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T09:35:42","slug":"%e2%9a%a0dont-miss-out-on-incentive-payments-for-new-apprentices","status":"publish","type":"good-news","link":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/good-news\/%e2%9a%a0dont-miss-out-on-incentive-payments-for-new-apprentices\/","title":{"rendered":"\u26a0Don't Miss Out on Incentive Payments for New Apprentices!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer the Government introduced payments to support employers who hire new apprentices between 1 August 2020 and 31 March 2021.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to take advantage of this incentive, now is the best time to start recruiting to ensure you <strong>don't miss out on the 31 March 2021 deadline<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Employers of new apprentices aged 16 to 24 will receive \u00a32,000 and for those 25 and over, employers will receive \u00a31,500.<\/p>\n<p>This is in addition to the existing incentive for employers of 16-18 year olds who will already receive \u00a31000.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hiring an apprentice is a productive and effective way to grow talent and develop a motivated, skilled and qualified workforce.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>86% of employers said apprenticeships helped them develop skills relevant to their organisation<\/li>\n<li>78% of employers said apprenticeships helped them improve productivity<\/li>\n<li>74% of employers said apprenticeships helped them improve the quality of their product or service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other benefits of working with apprentices include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you can adapt their training according to the needs of your business<\/li>\n<li>they\u2019re motivated to learn new skills<\/li>\n<li>you can expand and upskill your workforce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/hbtc.co.uk\/index.php\">HBTC<\/a>, our Apprentices are all aged 16+ and studying either Business Administration, Customer Service, IT or Social Media. The main advantages of employing an apprentice from HBTC are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We will shoulder the cost of recruitment.<\/li>\n<li>We will hand you a choice of suitable candidates.<\/li>\n<li>The minimum full-time wage for an apprentice aged 16+ is \u00a34.15 per hour.<\/li>\n<li>You and your apprentice will receive full support from our dedicated team of tutors, assessors and support staff.<\/li>\n<li>You will be making an investment in your future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information about employing an apprentice, please contact Chris Dolman (???? <a href=\"mailto:chris@hbtc.co.uk\">chris@hbtc.co.uk<\/a> \/ ???? 01482 211714).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer the Government introduced payments to support employers who hire new apprentices between 1 August 2020 and 31 March 2021. If you want to take advantage of this incentive,","protected":false},"author":12313124,"featured_media":6987,"template":"","good_news_category":[10],"class_list":["post-6988","good-news","type-good-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","good_news_category-business"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news\/6988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/good-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12313124"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news\/6988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6995,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news\/6988\/revisions\/6995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"good_news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good_news_category?post=6988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}