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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours ago

A million young people aren't in a job or training. Britain has a problem | Richard Partington

UK jobs market is weakening: youth unemployment and long-term ill health are driving rising economic inactivity and increasing unemployment, costing jobs and reducing productivity.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Labour urged to create national occupational health service'

A national occupational health service funded by a £2bn levy on the largest employers is proposed to reduce worklessness caused by long-term sickness.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Apprenticeships have collapsed in England Labour needs to fine-tune the solution, fast | Heather Stewart

England's skills policy has been repeatedly shifted between departments, undermining adult education funding, apprenticeships, and efforts to address economic inactivity.
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Employment tsar warns too many young people are signed off work for struggling with tough jobs

"Work can be tough. It's meant to be tough," he said. "Sometimes you're meant to find it hard. You're not meant to ace everything or get everything right. When challenges are dealt with in a supportive environment, they can be a constructive process of improvement. But if you feel criticised and unsupported, you may start to feel anxious or stressed - and the default response is too often a sick note."
Mental health
UK news
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

NEETs near one million as jobless young women hit near-decade high

450,000 UK women aged 16–24 were NEET in June—the highest since 2016—contributing to nearly 950,000 total young NEETs.
Miscellaneous
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Employment minister warns 'job deserts' and long-term sickness are holding back Britain

Job deserts and high long-term sickness rates hinder UK towns and cities, causing economic stagnation and pushing individuals out of the workforce.
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