CONTEXT FOR ACTION TO CREATE GOOD JOBS
Our Council Plan ( 2021 – 2022 )
The new challenges presented by the pandemic has required a renewed focus on the more urgent matters that we must address over the months ahead . This includes a redoubling of efforts to ensure our climate action commitment outlined in Ealing ’ s Climate and Ecological Emergency Strategy ( January 2021 ) is not eclipsed by the pandemic and we instead use it as a unique opportunity to create a broader range of jobs in the green economy . We must also work much closer with our business community , voluntary sector , anchor institutions and key partners across all commercial sectors to protect as many existing jobs as possible as well as enabling the creation of new jobs that will enable a more diverse and resilient economy . Finally , we must prepare for huge numbers of jobs losses that will be felt by our communities as furlough comes to an end , particularly in our more deprived areas in the west of the borough that are more reliant on jobs at or linked to Heathrow airport . Consequently , it is right that this plan for good jobs will prioritise our hardest hit residents and businesses .
Our recently refreshed Council Plan is already addressing these challenges with an extra emphasis placed on meeting our climate action commitment and building greater resilience across our business and residential communities .
The Council Plan sets out the vision and the following three key priorities for the borough :
• Creating good jobs – returning good well-paid jobs to our borough and delivering the next generation of genuinely affordable homes
• Tackling the climate crisis – cleaning our air and ensuring the borough we build is sustainable
• Fighting inequality – that blights too many lives and disproportionately holds back all too many people from achieving their dreams and aspirations
Our plan for good jobs will act as an action plan to deliver theses three priorities , with a strong focus on ‘ creating good jobs ’.
The West London Alliance partnership
Ealing is one of the eight boroughs that make up the West London Alliance ( WLA ) and we have embraced a joined up approach to recovering from the pandemic . This borough partnership approach is critical given that the West London economy is one of the worst affected regions in the country , and all seven boroughs were quick to collaborate and co-draft the WLA Build and Recover Plan that was published in September 2020 . Our plan for good jobs is intended to supplement and complement the strategic themes of the WLA ’ s plan , with the objectives of our ‘ Support to Business ’ theme in particular relying on a strong collaboration with our WLA partners . The WLA is also key on leading strategic activity , including sectoral academy bids to deliver a health academy and a green skills academy within the sub-region , which Ealing residents will benefit from .
The Mayor of London ’ s Recovery Missions
Working with Greater London Authority ( GLA ), Ealing also contributed towards the Mayor of London ’ s mission based approach for recovery . There are nine recovery missions to bring together desired outcomes around economic , social , and public health recovery . Our plan for good jobs has in part been inspired by these recovery missions , particularly those that relate to high streets , young people , and a green new deal .
Ealing ’ s Plan for Good Jobs Towards an inclusive economy
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