“A lost generation”: recession hits young hardest
Britain returns to work today. Or, at least, those with jobs do. We already know that one in five under 16-24′s have no work or training to return to. Today, the Prince’s Trust warns that the recession will permanently scar the lives of these almost a million young people. A poll conducted by YouGov for the Trust revealed that this group is already less happy and confident than their peers in work, but not just about their future careers. About everything – relationships, health and friends. This group even exercises less. Depression sets in and makes this group even less likely to find work later. It could really become a “lost” generation. (more…)
Barbara Gunnell | Monday, 4th January, 2010 at 1:54 pm | Blog | No comment
Credit to young workers
We’re getting a few hints of what to expect in the “Back to Work” White Paper due to be published along with the Chancellor’s pre-Budget report on 9 December. Yvette Cooper, Work and Pensions Secretary, told Andrew Grice of the Independent that the new package will offer those signing on the dole improved incentives to become self-employed. At the moment, someone has to be unemployed for six months before getting the chance to apply for a £50 a week self-employed credit which (more…)
Barbara Gunnell | Wednesday, 2nd December, 2009 at 10:59 am | Blog | No comment
Queen’s Speech: “the-one-in-five”
The surprise announcement in the Queen’s Speech that the Government intends special help in getting 16-24 year olds into work is welcome indeed. The even more surprising news of help for this group in becoming self-employed is especially welcome. As we noted after the publication of November unemployment figures these are the young people that urgently need support if we are not to create a new lost generation. The “one-in-five”, as we called them in our recent blog (19.8 per cent of this group are actively seeking work), cannot afford to be out of work (more…)
Barbara Gunnell | Thursday, 19th November, 2009 at 10:29 pm | Blog | No comment
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