Apprentice pledge in danger warns expert

The unregulated British labour market will make it hard for George Osborne to fulfil his pledge to boost the number of apprenticeships to 5 million. That is the view of Chris Brewster who is a Professor in International Business and Strategy at the Henley Business School.

In his seventh budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer pledged to introduce an apprenticeships levy on all firms. Companies who offer apprenticeships will get more out of this, in terms of funding for schemes, than those who do not.