UK businesses warn £2bn youth jobs scheme not enough to beat Covid recession

Employer group calls for extra help to prevent ‘lost generation of young people’

Employers need more help to prevent a “lost generation” of young people affected by the Covid-19 recession, despite the launch of a £2bn Treasury scheme to boost job creation for under-25s, a lobby group has warned.

Against a backdrop of rapid unemployment growth across the country, ministers announced details on Wednesday of how companies can use the “kickstart” programme, which aims to create thousands of new jobs for 16- to 24-year-olds.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3jEXzQP

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