Youth unemployment: experience of work does matter
Spencer Thompson explores the issue of youth unemployment and why it is more and more young people are struggling to gain employment.
Spencer Thompson explores the issue of youth unemployment and why it is more and more young people are struggling to gain employment.
Even after the very public failings of the government’s Work Programme, Boris Johnson is pushing forward with his own mandatory work experience scheme.
As Nick Clegg formally launches the Youth Contract today, Izzy Koksal explains how everybody, taxpayers and the unemployed alike, are getting a rough deal.
Fiona MacTaggart writes about the two years she’s spent fighting against A4e and their shoddy practices; Now that it’s all blown up, what’s next?
Alex Hern celebrates a minor victory over workfare, but warns that there is more to fight for in the future.
Izzy Koksal details the government’s overall plans for workfare, and shows that they have no intention of backing down without a fight.
Izzy Koksal debunks Chris Grayling’s defence of workfare – or rather, his attacks on the critics of workfare.
Will Straw compares the UK’s record on jobs with the US’s: We no longer look so hot.