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Pat McFadden unveils £1bn youth employment scheme and appeals to backbenchers who rebelled last yearUK politics live – latest updatesLabour MPs have no reason to oppose a fresh government attempt to overhaul the welfare system, the work and pensions se…
Share of 16- to 24-year-old Neets who report a work-limiting condition up 70% in a decade, says thinktankThere has been a sharp rise in the number of jobless young people in the UK citing health problems as the reason they are not working, according to…
Share of 16- to 24-year-old Neets who report a work-limiting condition up 70% in a decade, says thinktankThere has been a sharp rise in the number of jobless young people in the UK citing health problems as the reason they are not working, according to…
Business lobby groups say ‘taking the risk’ of employing less-experienced workers is being avoidedBritish companies are struggling to afford to hire young people after a long period of rising costs that have hit profit margins and derailed recruitment …
Huw Pill warns combined effect of national insurance and minimum wage rises have ‘acute’ effect on youth employment The negative effect of a combined increase in employers’ taxes and minimum wages has been “particularly acute” for young people, the Ban…
Government considering delay to equalising national minimum wage after jump in youth unemploymentUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters are considering a slower rise in the minimum wage for younger workers, amid fears over rising youth unemployment…
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spendingRobert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, is giving his speech now.He has announced, or confirmed, three measures to cut welfare spending.The number claiming disabil…
Chair of UK government review says dramatic changes in labour market risks creating ‘a generation on the scrap heap’On any given day, Poppy Blackman is engaged in the “soul-crushing” process of applying for a new job, and rarely ever hearing anything b…
Report to highlight ‘uncomfortable truths’ and could recommend ‘radical change’, former health secretary saysA major review into rising inactivity among Britain’s young people has been launched by the former health secretary Alan Milburn, with a promis…
About 350,000 work and training places in care, construction and hospitality available but ‘sanctions’ may apply if ‘neets’ refuse offersYoung unemployed people will be offered training or job opportunities in construction, care and hospitality as part…