Thousands more young people to be covered by Scottish employment scheme
11 August 2014
Support for employers in Scotland to take on young jobless people has been extended to cover those aged up to 30, which could help 13,000 more people back into work.
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
Support for employers in Scotland to take on young jobless people has been extended to cover those aged up to 30, which could help 13,000 more people back into work.
The government-funded, local authority-administered Youth Employment Scotland Fund, launched in June last year, initially covered young people aged 16-24 years.
The scheme provides financial support to employers for at least 26 weeks, which covers a minimum of half the salary costs at the national minimum wage.
The change was made to “boost employability and business growth”, a Scottish Government statement said.
“Scotland’s economy has returned to pre-recession levels and the labour market is also improving, with employment at its highest level ever. However, we recognise that young people suffer disproportionately in a recession and that it takes longer for the youth labour market to recover,” cabinet secretary for youth, training and women’s employment Angela Constance said.
Further measures to help people with disabilities to access training are due to be announced this week.
A report of the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce earlier this year said more needed to be done to assist certain groups into work, including care leavers and young people with disabilities, Constance said.
The government-funded, local authority-administered Youth Employment Scotland Fund, launched in June last year, initially covered young people aged 16-24 years.
The scheme provides financial support to employers for at least 26 weeks, which covers a minimum of half the salary costs at the national minimum wage.
The change was made to “boost employability and business growth”, a Scottish Government statement said.
“Scotland’s economy has returned to pre-recession levels and the labour market is also improving, with employment at its highest level ever. However, we recognise that young people suffer disproportionately in a recession and that it takes longer for the youth labour market to recover,” cabinet secretary for youth, training and women’s employment Angela Constance said.
Further measures to help people with disabilities to access training are due to be announced this week.
A report of the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce earlier this year said more needed to be done to assist certain groups into work, including care leavers and young people with disabilities, Constance said.
