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13/02/2012
Bosses Urged To Back Youth Employment Scheme
A new plan has been rolled out with an aim of reducing the amount of youth unemployment.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is urging employers and firms to join a government scheme that offers a cash incentive to take on and train young people.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that the £1bn scheme would provide a wage subsidy of £2,275 for 18 to 24-year-olds. He said he is currently writing to perspective employers to tell them about the so- called Youth Contract.
The Scheme is due to get underway in April and it is hoped that it will add a significant boost and help curb youth unemployment.
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is urging employers and firms to join a government scheme that offers a cash incentive to take on and train young people.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that the £1bn scheme would provide a wage subsidy of £2,275 for 18 to 24-year-olds. He said he is currently writing to perspective employers to tell them about the so- called Youth Contract.
The Scheme is due to get underway in April and it is hoped that it will add a significant boost and help curb youth unemployment.
(LB)
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