Apprenticeship levy "disastrous" says EEF

The government's apprenticeship levy has been slammed as "disastrous," according to the chair of the EEF manufacturers' body.

Dame Judith Hackitt will be discussing the levy in a speech at the EEF's annual dinner, attended by Business Secretary Greg Clark. The BBC reports that she will say the levy is seen as just another tax on business, and that the scheme needs a complete overhaul.  

The levy, which was was introduced in April 2017, makes employers with an annual pay bill of £3million contribute 0.5% of their payroll towards a levy.

"A win-win has become a lose-lose," Hackitt is due to say. "Some employers are near breaking point and government must now listen to what EEF has long said and rethink the entire system from top to bottom."