Our Newham Work

About Our Newham Work

Office Reopenings 

Our offices at The Grove and Stratford Place reopen on Monday 31 January, 9-5pm weekdays.

We look forward to welcoming you back.

If you are looking for work and wish to register for work, please visit www.ournewhamwork.co.uk or call us on 020 3373 1101

For support and questions related to Covid-19 including access to food during self-isolation Newham residents can contact the Newham Covid-19 Helpline at 0207 473 9711 or covidhelp@community-links.org (Open 9am-7pm, 7 days a week).

Our Newham Work was developed to make sure local people benefit from local regeneration. 

We are committed to helping employers find the right local people to work for them and to support local people who want those jobs. 

About Our Newham Work

Based in Stratford, we are a one stop shop where Newham residents can receive advice about their employment options and where employers across London can place their vacancies to recruit quality staff. We also offer advice on training and guidance about starting up a business. 

Find out if you are eligible to register with Our Newham Work on their website​ 

Our Newham Work offers a comprehensive service to support the needs of local people. In addition to employment support, we also offer support that range from housing benefit and debt advice, supported employment (a team that supports candidates who may have a physical or learning disability) and a specialised young persons team.  

Breakdown of job placements according to sector 

​Job sector 

2011/12​ 

2012/13​ 

2013/14​ 

2014/15​ 

​2015/16 

​Construction 

​683 

​434 

​562 

​319 

​294 

​Retail 

​1769 

​1135 

​1041 

​1179 

​1161 

​Hospitality, leisure and tourism 

​1192 

​1373 

​1069 

​702 

​849 

​Office and admin 

​240 

​304 

​275 

​303 

​353 

​Health and social care 

​338 

​292 

​426 

​281 

​278 

​Security 

​314 

​675 

​273 

​269 

​295 

​Finance and business services 

​135 

​167 

​260 

​235 

​292 

​Public sector 

​107 

​166 

​203 

​261 

​306 

​Other 

​109 

​120 

​178 

​21 

​56 

​Transport and distribution 

​75 

​403 

​97 

​83 

​147 

​Manufacturing 

​80 

​57 

​75 

​88 

​64 

​Wholesale 

​6 

​0 

​2 

​0 

​0 

​Media and creative services 

​21 

​21 

​17 

​37 

​21 

​Green economy 

​9 

​13 

​14 

​0 

​0 

​TOTAL 

5,078​ 

5,160 

​4,492 

3,778​ 

​4,116