Saga calls for long term strategy for the long term unemployed
Paul Green, director of Saga's communications, comments on today's Labour Market Statistics.
It is great that the official rate for those out of work has fallen to its lowest since 2005. However, this good news disguises the fact that people who lose their job in later life find it really difficult to get back into work and suffer long term unemployment for much longer than other age groups.
Saga has long argued that Employer's National Insurance should be cut, if not abolished, for the under 21s and those in long-term unemployment, and whilst this has been applied for businesses recruiting younger workers, we believe it's now time to turn attention to the forgotten army of older skilled workers and other who are long-term unemployed.
The new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Damian Green has made it clear that the Government wants to continue to build on the employment success story, and we urge him to press for measures to encourage and incentivise employers to give the long-term unemployed the chance to get back to work. We need a long term strategy for the long term unemployed.
Saga Employment Report for July 2016
It is great that the official figures for those out of work has fallen to the lowest number since 2005. However, this good news disguises the fact that people who lose their job in later life find it really difficult to get back into work and suffer long term unemployment for much longer than other age groups.
Saga has long argued that Employer's National Insurance should be cut, if not abolished, for the under 21s and those in long-term unemployment, and whilst this has been applied for businesses recruiting younger workers, we believe it's now time to turn attention to the forgotten army of older skilled workers and other who are long-term unemployed.
The new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Damian Green has made it clear that the Government wants to continue to build on the employment success story, and we urge him to press for measures to encourage and incentivise employers to give the long-term unemployed the chance to get back to work. We need a long-term strategy for the long term unemployed.
