The Retailer's Gamble: Can Placements Be a Bridge to Employment? The UK's youth unemployment crisis has been building for years, with 1 million young people currently out of work, education, or training (Neet).
The latest effort to tackle this issue comes from the retail sector, which is pledging up to 100,000 short term placements over three years.
This initiative, known as Opening Shift, is a gamble that retailers and policymakers are taking. One key concern about this scheme is whether it will truly provide a stepping stone for young people into paid work.