Work, skills and health

The people of Stockton-on-Tees need: 

• supporting workplaces to have good work practices and offer fair pay for all 
• to be in sustained employment 
• better health outcomes for employees 
• employers providing appropriate health and wellbeing support in workplaces - this would help to potentially increase the employment rate locally therefore improving economic inactivity 
• employers and workplaces to be recognised and supported for addressing health and wellbeing in the workplace (the Employment and Training Hub and Better Health at Work Award, support with this, but there are further opportunities to build on this) 
• support for young people at risk of falling into economic inactivity to gain work experience through work placements and support them to gain insight and experiences in workplaces to help them with their career development  
• initiatives introduced by the Get Britian Working Whitepaper to be utilised which will support the council to support businesses and residents around work, skills and health 
• support for people in work with their health