Coronavirus: Launch of new job matching website to help Fifers

Aim is to help people whose work has collapsed

The new initiative has been launched to help Fifers whose jobs have been affected by the coronavirus lockdown.

The COVID-19 Jon Support website covers the City Region Deal which includes the Kingdom, Edinburgh and south east Scotland.

It was in development, but has been fast-tracked in response to the pandemic which has brought industry shuddering to a halt.

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It aims to match live vacancies with job seekers who have registered for alerts.

There are immediate job opportunities in essential and sudden growth sectors, such as the NHS, supermarkets, home deliveries, take-away food and beverages.

Steve Grimmond, Chief Executive of Fife Council and Chair of the City Region Deal’s Skills and Employability group, commented: “Thanks to the agility and dedication of all our partners, I’m delighted we were able to fast-track the job matching service to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the City Region’s workforce.