2 hours ago · England
Higher training costs for older workers risks plan to tackle youth jobs crisis, employers say
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian Business is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 26 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Higher training costs for older workers risks plan to tackle youth jobs crisis, employers say”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Exclusive: Ministers planning overhaul of apprenticeship funding to increase cost of over-25s training, Guardian understands Britain’s largest employers have told the government that forcing businesses to pay more to train older workers risks damaging its goal to tackle the youth jobs crisis.
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Higher training costs for older workers risks plan to tackle youth jobs crisis, employers say
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian