Need someone to give you a chance?
You don't need to have everything figured out. You do need to be prepared to turn up, try, listen and learn.
We'll help with the rest.
Everyone starts somewhere. Here are a few.
Pick the one that sounds like you. None of them rule you out.
Your generation had a different start
School, exams, work experience, confidence. The last few years disrupted all of it. We get that.
Want to start again?
Bad decisions, wrong crowd, out of work, or just want something different. We are interested in your attitude now.
Never had a job?
Nobody is born knowing how work works. We help you build the habits, then get you on site.
Been out of work a while?
Coming back is hard. A first shift, a card and a bit of momentum changes everything.
Facing barriers?
No transport, no kit, no address for the paperwork, no references. Tell us. Most of it can be sorted.
Don't know what you want to do?
You don't have to choose your career before you start it. See the career map.
Your generation had a different start. We understand that.
Young people entering work today experienced extraordinary disruption to education, training, exams, work experience and social development during the pandemic and what followed.
For some, the impact was academic. For others, it affected confidence, motivation or momentum.
We understand the difference between a reason and an excuse. What happened matters. But it doesn't have to determine what happens next.
What happens next is up to you
Your future. Your career.Want to start again? Start here.
Maybe you made some bad decisions. Maybe you got in with the wrong crowd. Maybe you've been out of work. Maybe you simply decided you want something different.
We can't change yesterday. But we can try to help you change what happens next.
LabourLok is interested in your attitude now.
- 01Are you willing to turn up?
- 02Work?
- 03Listen?
- 04Learn?
- 05Take responsibility?
- 06Change your mindset?
Your past can be part of your story without being the end of it.
Nobody is born knowing how work works.
We'll show you what employers expect, get you kitted, get your card sorted where you need one, and put you on a real site with real people. Then we stay in touch.
Tell us what's in the way.
Transport, kit, paperwork, references, somewhere to stay for a job away from home. We can't fix everything, but we can usually fix more than you think. Being honest with us early is the fastest route through.
Turn up. Try. Listen. Learn.
That's the deal. We'll be straight with you and we expect the same back. We'll remind you, guide you and probably nag you occasionally. The goal is that eventually you don't need us to.
What work-ready meansNot just a shift. A pathway.
Work readiness
Kit, cards, habits and a briefing so your first day goes right.
Real paid work
Construction, trades, security, facilities, events, fit-out, landscapes, civils and more, across the UK.
Support that answers
Problems at work, accommodation, pay, or just struggling. A person, not a bot.
Progression
Experience, access to training and qualifications, skills uplift. Your future, your career.
"You can't always know what you're good at until someone gives you the chance to try."
Tell us a bit about you.
No CV needed. No perfect answers needed. Just be honest and we'll take it from there.
Prefer to message? Use the Need help? button on this page and choose "I'm looking for work".