CIPD Urges Apprenticeship Guarantee for Young People as UK Labour Market Cools – Your Capital Minds

Action needed to support youth employment as labour market continues to cool

Published byCIPD13 Aug 2025|OpinionAction needed to support youth employment as labour market continues to coolAs organisations grapple with rising employment costs, the government should refocus its efforts in supporting young people into work, says the CIPDResponding to today’s ONS labour market figures, James Cockett, senior labour market economist for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, comments: “The labour market…

CIPD urges apprenticeship guarantee for young people as UK labour market cools – Your Capital Minds

The government should introduce an apprenticeship guarantee for all 16 to 24-year-olds to help young people into work as the UK labour market continues to cool, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Responding to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) labour market data, James Cockett, senior labour market economist at the CIPD, warned that rising employment costs — driven by higher National Insurance…

CIPD urges apprenticeship guarantee for young people as UK labour market cools

The government should introduce an apprenticeship guarantee for all 16 to 24-year-olds to help young people into work as the UK labour market continues to cool, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Responding to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) labour market data, James Cockett, senior labour market economist at the CIPD, warned that rising employment costs — driven by higher National Insurance…

Call for more support for young workers, as jobs market remains challenging

Employers and the government are being urged to do more to support young people enter, and stay in, employment, as... The post Call for more support for young workers, as jobs market remains challenging appeared first on Personnel Today.