{"id":305622,"date":"2025-10-22T20:09:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=184286"},"modified":"2025-10-22T20:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:09:04","slug":"tpe-partners-with-recruitment-platform-ivee-to-support-career-returners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=305622","title":{"rendered":"TPE partners with recruitment platform ivee to support career returners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/training-recruitment\/tpe-partners-with-recruitment-platform-ivee-to-support-career-returners\/\" title=\"TPE partners with recruitment platform ivee to support career returners\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/22110721\/Lydia-Brooks-TPEs-recruitment-manager-alongside-co-founder-of-ivee-Amelia-Miller-TPE-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/22110721\/Lydia-Brooks-TPEs-recruitment-manager-alongside-co-founder-of-ivee-Amelia-Miller-TPE-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/22110721\/Lydia-Brooks-TPEs-recruitment-manager-alongside-co-founder-of-ivee-Amelia-Miller-TPE-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>TransPennine Express (TPE) has partnered with ivee, the recruitment platform built for people returning to work after a career break.<\/p>\n<p>As seen on Dragons\u2019 Den, ivee was founded by sisters Amelia and Lydia Miller after seeing their mum struggle to re-enter the workforce.<\/p>\n<p>The platform vets employers to guarantee all advertised jobs are flexible, supportive, and inclusive, connecting skilled candidates with forward-thinking businesses that value experience.<\/p>\n<p>Together, TPE and ivee are helping more people find their way back into meaningful, flexible careers.<\/p>\n<p>The operator\u2019s flexible approach helps attract more women into the industry, and today 22% of TPE\u2019s engineering team are women \u2014 above the UK average of 16.5%.<\/p>\n<p>TPE continues to welcome people from all walks of life, from ex-military and teachers to career changers, offering roles that fit different lifestyles and ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>It also provides flexible working options where it\u2019s available to do so, with bank holidays that can be taken at different times, and job shares in frontline roles.<\/p>\n<p>Nicola Buckley, people director at TPE, said: \u201cAt TPE, we\u2019re proud to create a workplace where flexibility and opportunity go hand in hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know life doesn\u2019t follow a straight line, so we aim to support colleagues through different stages \u2014 whether that\u2019s returning from a career break, balancing family life, or trying something new in rail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPartnering with ivee helps us reach even more talented people who might not have considered a career in the railway before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amelia Miller, co-founder of ivee, said: \u201cWe\u2019re genuinely excited to be partnering with TPE \u2013 they\u2019re showing what it means to be forward-thinking when it comes to supporting people back into work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlexible working and creating opportunities for returners aren\u2019t just nice-to-haves, they\u2019re essential if we want to open doors to the talent that\u2019s so often overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s exactly the kind of change ivee was built to drive, and it\u2019s brilliant to be doing it alongside a partner like TPE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: TransPennine Express<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/training-recruitment\/tpe-partners-with-recruitment-platform-ivee-to-support-career-returners\/\" title=\"TPE partners with recruitment platform ivee to support career returners\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/22110721\/Lydia-Brooks-TPEs-recruitment-manager-alongside-co-founder-of-ivee-Amelia-Miller-TPE-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>TransPennine Express (TPE) has partnered with ivee, the recruitment platform built for people returning to work after a career break. As seen on Dragons\u2019 Den, ivee was founded by sisters Amelia and Lydia Miller after seeing their mum struggle to re-enter the workforce. 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