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Latest @ONS data shows that 54% of people who& #39;ve lost their jobs over Covid are under the age of 25. That& #39;s 436,000 young people.
What& #39;s next for this & #39;lost generation& #39; to be? (1/12)
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/april2021">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmen...
What& #39;s next for this & #39;lost generation& #39; to be? (1/12)
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/april2021">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmen...
A 16% rise in job vacancy listings in the past month suggests there& #39;ll be plenty of work opportunities for young people in the coming months.
But with these opportunities generally in hospitality and retail, a deeper problem is compounded (2/12) https://www.ft.com/content/3d0ac059-cac0-4ec2-b7bc-a88580232dff">https://www.ft.com/content/3...
But with these opportunities generally in hospitality and retail, a deeper problem is compounded (2/12) https://www.ft.com/content/3d0ac059-cac0-4ec2-b7bc-a88580232dff">https://www.ft.com/content/3...
Pre-pandemic, 55% of young people were stuck in jobs that are formally considered & #39;low quality& #39;. Thehse jobs are low-pay, low satisfaction, low autonomy and only develop low level skills. (3/12) https://www.health.org.uk/publications/long-reads/the-quality-of-work-and-what-it-means-for-health">https://www.health.org.uk/publicati...
If we want to solve this long-term problem of low quality work for young people, we cannot rely on a nascent and unpredictable booms in demand for pubs and shops. There needs to be a more comprehensive, state-led approach to setting young people on the right path (4/12)
In my view, one of these solutions that should be seriously considered is a Jobs Guarantee Programme for young people. (5/12) https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/new-plan-jobs-why-we-need-new-jobs-guarantee">https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-...
Jobs Guarantees are a well established social programme used across the world, including in many High Income Countries.
The idea is simple: anyone from a particular group who can& #39;t find work will have it provided for them by the state (6/12) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/08/the-case-for-a-guaranteed-job/">https://www.weforum.org/agenda/20...
The idea is simple: anyone from a particular group who can& #39;t find work will have it provided for them by the state (6/12) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/08/the-case-for-a-guaranteed-job/">https://www.weforum.org/agenda/20...
The idea sounds like crazy communism until you realise that it& #39;s been implemented for young people across the European Union for much of the 2010s, lowering youth unemployment by nearly 2 million across the whole bloc (8/12) https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1079">https://ec.europa.eu/social/ma...
And here& #39;s the really important thing - a Jobs Guarantee for young people has already been tried and shown to be effective *within the UK* (9/12)
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223120/impacts_costs_benefits_fjf.pdf">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governmen...
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223120/impacts_costs_benefits_fjf.pdf">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governmen...
In edition to demonstrated effectiveness, a Jobs Guarantee Programme has the added value of political sellability.
The electorate are more compelled by the idea of offering a & #39;hand up& #39; in the form of an opportunity to work than a & #39;hand out& #39; in the form of cash benefits (10/12)
The electorate are more compelled by the idea of offering a & #39;hand up& #39; in the form of an opportunity to work than a & #39;hand out& #39; in the form of cash benefits (10/12)
Jobs can also be situated in sustainable sectors and tethered closely to training and progression. A mix of direct employment by the state plus funded and regulated schemes in the private sector will also spread the benefits of employing the young across the economy (11/12)
In a year of muscular state interventionism and downwardly spiralling prospects for young people, the argument for a Jobs Guarantee Programme for young people has never been so strong.
Nonetheless, I& #39;d love to hear objections / reflections to advance my thinking! (12/12)
Nonetheless, I& #39;d love to hear objections / reflections to advance my thinking! (12/12)
