London City Airport Consultative Committee

Airport Employment

The Airport is an important source of local employment

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Local Employment
Recruitment
Careers Pack
Employee Development
Supporting Education

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Local Employment

By agreement with the London Borough of Newham (LBN)** the Airport seeks to ensure that at least 70% of the full time equivalent jobs at the Airport are filled by residents in the local labour catchment area (Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Lewisham, Southwark, Barking and Dagenham, Greenwich, Bexley, Havering and Epping Forest) including at least 35% filled by residents of Newham. It also seeks to encourage employers at the Airport to fill their job vacancies with Newham residents and it provides the LBN with a list of those employers so that the Council can do likewise

Each year the Airport collects data as to where employees live. This data is collected from the postcode information provided by employees when applying for an airport pass. A report is then compiled and given to the London Borough of Newham. The data collected includes all employees who work on the Airport site for 20 hours or more per week.

A summary of the report for 2007 was presented to the Committee at its meeting in October 2008. A copy of this is attached (.pdf 95kb). The report showed:

* 1866 employees were working on-site at LCA in December 2007.
* 50 employers were operating on-site.
* 328 employees on-site are not required to provide address information as they are employed by control authorities such as the Metropolitan Police, Special Branch, HM Immigration and HM Revenue and Customs.

Of the 1538 remaining on-site employees:

* 29% resided in the London Borough of Newham;
* 68% lived in the “Local Area”.

Further employees work with contractors and sub-contractors at the airport on a regular basis, but are not based on-site therefore not included in these figures.  These organisations include precious cargo agents, construction workers, communications, sign-writers, advertising installers and many others. 

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Recruitment

Recruitment for London City Airport is handled by Reed Employment. For employment opportunities and further information visit the Airport's Recuitment Page

The 44 companies operating at the Airport have individual employment policies.  However, the Airport positively encourages employers to fill their job vacancies with local residents

Airport Careers Pack

The Airport's Careers Pack, which is distributed to local schools and job brokerages, provides a wealth of help, advice and information for those interested in taking up a career at the Airport.  The pack was updated and re-issued in July 2007 - see Airport press release - and copies can be downloaded from the airport's website - click the link above.

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Employee Development

The Airport is committed to investing in its staff through a wide range of learning and development activities. Training is provided both for job specific skills and in the general competencies which provide employees with the ability to do their jobs and develop key transferable skills.

The general competencies programme is based on the key ‘soft skills' required for the long term success of the business including training in:

• Human Resources and Legal
• Management and Supervision
• Communication and Internet Technology (IT)
• Staff Recruitment and Selection
• Effective Written Communication – writing letters, reports and presentations,
• Disability Awareness
• Introduction to Team Leading,

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Supporting Education

THE Airport works in partnership with the LBN, schools and colleges in support of a number of educational projects, notably in enhancing basic skills. For full details visit the Airport's website

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** Section 106 agreement of July 1998.  The Airport also agreed:

~ to provide the LBN with an annual statement of the policy adopted by Airport in filling airport job vacancies including the 24 hour Airport Jobs Line. The Airport would also consult the Council each year about this policy.

~ to provide the LBN each year with details of its programmes for the training of its own employees.

~ to provide the LBN and the Airport Consultative Committee with an annual return with details of the percentage of people living in the labour catchment area who are employed at Airport including the percentage of Newham residents

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Chairman: John Adshead     Secretary: Stuart Innes
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