A Bill to establish a programme to provide training and employment opportunities for unemployed young people between the ages of 16 and 25; to establish a comprehensive careers guidance service for young people seeking to enter the job market; to enable Apprenticeship Training Agencies to assist small businesses in employing apprentices; to provide small businesses with a National Insurance contributions holiday; to make provision for grants towards the wage costs of apprentices employed by small businesses; to make provision for a mechanism through which banks and other providers of financial services are required to allocate part of their bonus payment budget to support these measures; and for connected purposes
House of Commons
1 May 2012
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The Youth Employment Bill would create a programme to provide training and work opportunities for unemployed young people aged 16 to 25 and establish a nationwide careers guidance service. It also offers support for small employers taking on apprentices, including National Insurance contributions holidays and wage grants, and proposes a mechanism to allocate part of financial services bonuses to fund these measures.
The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons, with the first reading having taken place in July 2011.
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