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'Left behind' | Government launches AI bootcamps & jobs 'alliance' to tackle youth unemployment, but digital access concerns remain
Industry leaders have welcomed the plans, but warn that digital poverty could prevent...
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'Youth employment drought' | Young people locked out of work as starter jobs halve in a decade, new study warns
The UK is facing a growing youth employment crisis, with more than one million young...
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NEET crisis | Former M&S Chief Exec to spearhead government drive to help young people into work
A business leader with decades of experience at the most senior levels has been appointed...
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Greene King & more | Major firms unite to help care leavers and prison leavers into work
Leading UK businesses have joined forces with the Government to help more care leavers,...
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NEETs | Youth jobs crisis risks becoming 'perfect storm' for UK employers, warns Milburn review
Business leaders are warning of mounting hiring pressures after a major review into...
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'Hard choices' | UK's skills system is failing businesses & young people, CBI chair warns
Cressida Hogg says the UK's skills system is “not joining up” business needs...
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Jobs warning | Ex-PM Rishi Sunak warns AI is 'flattening' entry-level jobs market for young workers
Sunak has warned AI is already slowing entry-level hiring, but suggests tax changes...
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'Left behind' | Care leavers three times more likely to be 'locked out' of work opportunities
Young people who have experienced the care system in England are nearly three times...
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‘Unfair stereotypes’ | Be like McDonald's: Why employers must rethink their view on hiring young people
McDonald's UK&I employs over 100,000 people under 25, with one in three of its...
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‘Incredibly positive’ | JD Sports hosts 'blockbuster' careers event for 10,000 young people
The 'blockbuster event' will showcase career pathways across JD and the wider...
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'There are challenges' | Ministers weigh delay to increasing youth minimum wage
Ministers are considering slowing down plans to pay adults of all ages the same minimum...
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'A generation at risk' | Youth jobs slump creates fresh workforce challenge for HR
The UK's youth jobs market is sliding down the international rankings, with new...
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'Urgent challenge' | Nearly 1 million young people still not in work or learning as NEET rates remain high
The latest ONS figures show that the number of young people in the UK who are not...
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'Crisis of opportunity' | Independent probe to investigate & tackle rising youth inactivity
An independent investigation will be launched to tackle the persistently high numbers...
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Back-to-work plan | Chancellor unveils scheme for unemployed young people & reforms to visa routes
The Chancellor has announced a package of new employment measures, including a youth...
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HRD, Canon | Young people need our help at work - we follow three HR principles
Kathryn Scott, HRD at Canon UK&I, takes to the CHRO Soapbox with three key principles...
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Undervalued | Why are under-25s getting such a bad deal at work?
More than a third of young people are working overtime, bearing the brunt of...
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Keep Britain Working | Mental health challenges pushing young people out of the workforce
Young people with mental health conditions are nearly five times more likely to be...
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'Compensate them fairly' | Spotify Wrapped: Proof that businesses cannot afford to undervalue junior employees
The hugely popular Spotify Wrapped feature wouldn't exist in the way we know it...
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‘Unfair stereotypes’ | Study reveals widespread age discrimination against young people in UK workplaces - KFC wants to change that
93% of young people in the UK have experienced negative treatment at work because...
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