Unemployment Reduction Scheme – Empower Communities, Grow Your Workforce

G-POD partners with UK local authorities, DWP programmes, and workforce platforms to help employers hire from the country’s most underserved labour pools — including those on Universal Credit, NEET youth (Not in Education, Employment or Training), long-term unemployed adults, and return-to-work parents.

Our Unemployment Reduction Scheme offers your business full support to onboard, pay, and support these candidates while accessing available wage reimbursements, training co-funding, and tax incentives — all automated inside the G-POD platform.

What’s Included

• Pre-Screened Talent Pools: Get access to candidates sourced through JobCentre+, Housing Associations, and training providers — ready to start immediately.
• Digital Pre-Onboarding: Includes right-to-work checks, identity verification, digital contracts, and HR induction workflows.
• Wage Support Automation: Automatically sync hiring data with eligible subsidies (e.g. Restart, Kickstart-style grants, and SME Hiring credits).
• Integrated Wellbeing Tools: Provide Early Wage Access, financial literacy resources, and flexible work options to increase retention.
• Audit-Ready Tracking: Maintain compliance with HMRC and DWP reporting rules, with built-in sanction controls and withdrawal logs.

📈 Real Business Impact

• Retail chain pilot: Reduced staff turnover by 28% and accessed £1,200 per employee in wage reimbursements by hiring from long-term unemployed lists.
• Construction contractor: Partnered with G-POD to onboard 40 site workers via return-to-work schemes, cutting £26,000 from yearly staffing costs.
• Local food delivery service: Created part-time, subsidised jobs for young workers and received free digital onboarding kits + 6-month payroll support.

G-POD’s Role vs Competitors

• We don’t just find you workers: We fund, onboard, and manage the entire employment cycle — built for UK government compliance.
• No spreadsheets or guesswork: All actions (claims, attendance, sanctions, payments) are processed and tracked in your G-POD dashboard.
• Inclusive, not extractive: Our platform is built to support social good — enabling economic participation while delivering business efficiency.

Eligible Candidate Groups

• Young people aged 18–24 on Universal Credit (NEET or newly job-seeking)
• People over 50 returning to the workforce
• Single parents, carers, and those with flexible work requirements
• People with previous convictions (through rehabilitation job boards)
• People with disabilities or health barriers (Access to Work eligible)