NEET idea | Major retailers back plan for 100,000 jobs for young people out of work

More than 40 major retailers have joined a government-backed programme offering young people practical workplace experience, as the sector sets an ambition to create 100,000 jobs for those outside employment and education by the end of the Parliament.

Alongside this, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have launched Opening Shift, which will provide more than 11,000 placements for Universal Credit claimants aged between 18 and 24.