Hospitality sector backs NEET opportunity drive with 100,000 jobs
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed a programme that combines paid employment with work experience and training for 18 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training. The initiative involves operators including Stonegate, Fuller’s, Mitchells & Butlers, Whitbread, Nando’s, Burger King, Wagamama, Marriott and McDonald’s, and has been developed with UKHospitality. It also extends support for the Hospitality Skills Passport and includes a £3,000 hiring incentive for employers as part of wider measures to boost youth opportunities. Stonegate Group chief executive David McDowall says hospitality has a unique ability to offer a first opportunity and supports the drive to create 100,000 opportunities. UKHospitality chief executive Allen Simpson notes the sector remains the country’s leading employer of young people and welcomes the partnership, with expanding the Hospitality Skills Passport described as a major pillar of the plan. The Government said almost six in ten NEETs have never had a job, underscoring the need for these measures. Source: The Morning Advertiser
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