UK’s top retailers urge government to do more for jobless young people
Summary
Top UK retailers plan to ask Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take stronger action on youth unemployment. They want a government and retail group to work together to create more jobs and training for young people.Key Facts
- Leading retailers like Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda, and Primark will support a letter to the prime minister about youth unemployment.
- The British Retail Consortium (BRC), a trade group for retailers, drafted the letter.
- The letter says young people’s chances of finding jobs are weak and calls for a joint taskforce between the government and retail.
- Youth unemployment in the UK recently passed 1 million, the highest in over ten years.
- Youth unemployment costs the UK economy over £125 billion each year.
- The government has plans for 300,000 new work experience and training places in the next three years, supported by a £2.5 billion fund.
- Marks & Spencer started a new training program to create 1,000 job training spots for young people aged 16-24.
- Retail leaders say retail jobs are important entry points for young people with little experience or qualifications.
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