> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thequarry.media/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Weekly Briefing from The Quarry - URL: https://www.thequarry.media/the-weekly-briefing-from-the-quarry-31/ - Published: 2026-01-28T12:27:12.000Z - Updated: 2026-01-28T12:27:12.000Z - Description: All the latest from The Quarry newsroom. - Author: Nick Mann - Tags: The Briefing ### Dig This - a podcast for Guernsey [Inside Guernsey Employment Trust: matching people and employers for long-term success while demand reaches record levels![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/icon/The-Quarry-logo-1-1-304.png)The Quarry - Independent news from GuernseyNick Mann![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/thumbnail/GET-1-1.png)](https://www.thequarry.media/inside-guernsey-employment-trust-matching-people-and-employers-for-long-term-success-while-demand-reaches-record-levels/) It might be light touch, driving in with someone as they head to a job for the first time. Maybe it is more hands on, sitting next to them through the working day, breaking down tasks to be more manageable. But that support is priceless. That allied to the work beforehand, trying to ensure people are matched to the right roles and employers, can mean permanent jobs for those that would otherwise struggle. In a nutshell, that is the [Guernsey Employment Trust](https://www.get.org.gg/?ref=thequarry.media). Find out more as we speak to GET's Chief Executive Nikki Ioannou-Droushiotis and learn from BWCI's Alison Rimington and Guernsey Post's Tracey Le Cheminant about their experiences. *This episode is part of a series where *The Quarry* has partnered with the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce People and Skills Working Group to deliver podcasts about the current workforce shortage and the future skills gap.* [Listen to Dig This on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/3staE9ZurlTHFwW2NmxWYG?ref=thequarry.media) --- ### Dig Deeper: The tax debate [Use our budget calculator to see how the £98m. deficit can - and can’t - be filled![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/icon/The-Quarry-logo-1-1-298.png)The Quarry - Independent news from GuernseyNick Mann![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/thumbnail/Copy-of-tax.png)](https://www.thequarry.media/deficit-calculator/) [For the first time we have full visibility on corporate tax reform options - they all fall far short of filling the deficit and come with uncertainty![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/icon/The-Quarry-logo-1-1-299.png)The Quarry - Independent news from GuernseyNick Mann![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/thumbnail/tax.png)](https://www.thequarry.media/for-the-first-time-we-have-full-visibility-on-corporate-tax-reform-options-they-all-fall-far-short-of-filling-the-deficit-and-come-with-uncertainty/) ### Dig Deeper: Finance, looking back and looking forward [As the world fractures, some see defense as both an investment opportunity and a way to keep us safe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/icon/The-Quarry-logo-1-1-300.png)The Quarry - Independent news from GuernseyNick Mann![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/thumbnail/Guernsey-Finance-General-Sir-Richard-Barrons.jpg)](https://www.thequarry.media/as-the-world-fractures-some-defense-as-both-an-investment-opportunity-and-a-way-to-keep-us-safe/) [Guernsey Finance comes into 2026 with more cohesion, clarity and confidence as industry faces renewal challenge![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/icon/The-Quarry-logo-1-1-301.png)The Quarry - Independent news from GuernseyNick Mann![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/48/0b/480bfed6-f3f7-4a48-9efe-fae23adf5d03/content/images/thumbnail/Malloy-guernsey-finance-update.jpeg)](https://www.thequarry.media/guernsey-finance-comes-into-2026-with-more-cohesion-clarity-and-confidence-as-industry-faces-renewal-challenge/) ### In other news... 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