ManpowerGroup today kicks off global Sustainability Week across 80 countries celebrating the first anniversary of its Sustainability Plan. The plan supports four of the UN Sustainable Development Goals – 4, 5, 8 and 10 – contributing to making progress in education, decent work, gender equality and inclusive growth. ManpowerGroup’s new Work to Change the World sustainability website showcases what companies and individuals can do to get ready for work, upskill to remain employable and create inclusive workplaces.

There is a huge pay gap between the best and worst paid full-time workers living in the North West region, with people living in Trafford the best paid, earning up to £15,000 more than those living in Blackpool. ManpowerGroup’s analysis revealed people living in Trafford earn £37,700 annually, whereas workers living in Blackpool receive an average of £22,300 per annum.

The UK’s Employment Outlook has been given a boost by the dreadful weather experienced across the country in the winter months, according to ManpowerGroup, the world leader in innovative workforce solutions. With an Outlook of +6%, employers across the UK intend to take on staff in the second quarter of 2014 as the economic recovery gathers momentum. And for the first time since 2008 employers in every sector are intending to hire.