▁in ▁job ▁ac quisition . ▁Those ▁living ▁in ▁Emp loyment ▁Z ones ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁financial ▁assistance ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁business , ▁improve ▁their ▁skills ▁or ▁even ▁buy ▁clothes ▁for ▁a ▁job ▁interview . ▁The ▁zones ▁were ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Work ▁and ▁P ensions . ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁Z ones ▁▁ ▁Fif teen ▁areas ▁across ▁the ▁UK ▁were ▁class ified ▁as ▁Emp loyment ▁Z ones . ▁Typ ically , ▁private ▁sub - cont ract ors ▁would ▁bid ▁for ▁work fare ▁contract s ▁for ▁the ▁designated ▁areas ▁bl ight ed ▁by ▁long - term ▁un emp loyment . ▁▁ ▁The ▁following ▁companies ▁were ▁class ed ▁as ▁Emp loyment ▁Z ones ▁prov iders : ▁Re ed ▁in ▁Part ners hip ▁P LC ▁P ert em ps ▁Emp loyment ▁Alliance ▁Ltd ▁Working ▁Link s ▁( Emp loyment ) ▁Ltd ▁The ▁W ise ▁Group ▁Pel com be ▁Training ▁Ltd ▁In ge us ▁( former ly ▁Work ▁Dire ctions ▁UK ▁Ltd ) ▁T NG ▁Work zone ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁of ▁Emp loyment ▁Z ones ▁▁ ▁Vari ant ▁magazine ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁discuss ing ▁Emp loyment ▁Z ones . ▁A . W . o . L . ▁- ▁an ▁independent ▁un emp loy ed ▁group ▁in ▁Bright on ▁and ▁H ove ▁- ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁Emp loyment ▁Zone . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁for ▁Work ▁and ▁P ensions ▁▁ ▁Job cent re ▁Plus ▁▁ ▁A . W . o . L . ▁▁