Youth unemployment: Committee hears from businesses and trades unions

• Parliament TV: Youth unemployment and the Government’s youth contract
• Inquiry: Youth unemployment and the youth contract
• Work and Pensions Committee

The Committee will hear evidence from business organisations and the Trades Union Congress in its second evidence session in the inquiry.

The Youth Contract is a package of new and existing Government measures, across several Departments and agencies, designed to tackle youth unemployment and to increase engagement in post-16 education and job training. Measures include wage incentives to employers, work experience schemes and apprenticeships, to which the Government has committed an additional £1 billion over the next three years.

Details of the evidence session are as follows:

Witnesses

9.30, Wednesday 13 June 2012, Wilson Room, Portcullis House

• Confederation of British Industry (Neil Carberry, Director of Employment and Skills)
• Forum of Private Business (Alex Jackman, Senior Policy Adviser)
• Paramount Precision Engineering (Chris Bowman, Managing Director and owner)
• Trades Union Congress (Richard Exell, Senior Policy Officer)

Further Information

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