Getting the UK Working

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling on the government to introduce a new tax incentive to encourage companies to take on young unemployed people, as part of a package of measures aimed at boosting employment across the UK.

The Young Britain Credit – announced in the CBI’s Action for Jobs report – would be worth £1,500 to firms taking on an unemployed person aged between 16 and 24.

Read the full CBI report.