Business · 4 hours ago
100,000 jobs for young jobless: What's the catch?
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Firms including Wagamama, Nando's, Burger King, Premier Inn and Fuller's will give unemployed 18 to 24-year-olds placements of up to four weeks. They are collaborating with the Department for Work and Pensions, which operated a comparable initiative with retailers last month. Alan Milburn, a former health secretary, warns the number of young people not working or studying could reach 1.25 million within five years.
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