Exclusive: Healey looks to lower business costs of hiring Neets

Cut business taxes to tackle youth unemployment, Chancellor urged

The Chancellor must make it 'easier to create entry-level jobs' for the young after the 'disaster' of Labour's last two Budgets, business leaders have said.

Exclusive: Healey looks to lower business costs of hiring Neets

Chancellor John Healey is drawing up measures to slash the cost of hiring under-25-year-olds at the Budget, City AM understands, as the government looks to tackle the crisis of youth unemployment and ease pressures facing businesses. A move to tackle the number of young people not in employment, education or training (Neets) by reducing hiring [...]

Retail bosses urge chancellor to cut cost of employing young ...

John Healey was asked to raise the threshold to £6,000 to help stimulate job creation and reduce inflationary pressures. Read the full story at Retail Sector.

The Cost of Employing People: Are Government Policies Making It Harder to Create Jobs?

Britain's retailers and hospitality businesses are warning that the rising cost of employing people is making it harder to recruit, particularly when it comes to young people seeking their first job.   The concerns have come into sharper focus after leading retailers and hospitality companies urged Chancellor John Healey to reconsider aspects of the tax system and provide relief from business costs.