52 mins ago · England
Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian Politics is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 17 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Exclusive: Ministers considering overhaul of apprenticeship funding scheme to tackle youth jobs crisis Employers in England are to be forced to pay more to train an older worker than a youth apprentice under plans being drawn up by the government to tackle the youth jobs crisis.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian Politics
Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian