Higher training costs for older workers risk undermining youth apprenticeship push, employers say
UK government considers 25% co-investment rate for over-25s; business groups warn it merely shifts opportunities
The UK government is set to announce proposals that would make it more expensive for employers to train workers aged over 25, in a bid to steer apprenticeship funding towards younger people. Business leaders warn the move could undermine the very goal of tackling youth unemployment, arguing that it simply moves opportunities around instead of creating new ones.