Glasgow Guarantee

This free employment programme helps match businesses looking for candidates with Glasgow residents looking for work.

Support is provided to Glasgow businesses that are recruiting for future employees, and job opportunities are made available to Glasgow residents who are either:

• unemployed
• underemployed (in part-time work or on a zero hours contract)
• about to leave school or college

Business that are recruiting staff can benefit from: 

• financial support through a wage subsidy
• access to a pool of work-ready job candidates
• access to additional training funds

Candidates looking for a new job can benefit from:

• instant access to a large number of permanent Glasgow vacancies and modern apprenticeship opportunities 
• full support and assistance from your local employability provider
• jobs that run for a minimum of 2 years
• being paid the Glasgow Living wage

Eligible businesses must: 

• be based within the Glasgow City Council boundary
• employ less than 250 employees
• be a private company, social enterprise or third sector organisation
• hold current public and employers' liability insurance
• intend to recruit for a new full-time post(s) within the next 18 months
• be able to provide payslips, payroll run and business bank statements that show payments to staff
• agree to only recruit from the Glasgow guarantee pool of candidates

Eligible candidates must live within Glasgow City boundary and not be part of any other training or employment programme. Candidates must also be one of the following: 

• an unemployed Glasgow resident 
• working with an approved local employability provider
• about to leave school or college within the next 3 months

This service is free.

Glasgow businesses looking for job candidates and eligible Glasgow residents looking for work.

Visit the Glasgow Guarantee website for more information and to submit an enquiry.