Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss
Amazon's UK boss, John Boumphrey, argues that the high unemployment rate among young people is a systemic issue rather than a lack of motivation. He emphasizes the need for mandatory work experience for those over 16 to better prepare them for the workforce. Boumphrey also highlights Amazon's struggle to find skilled workers despite the overall weak job market for young people in the UK.
- ▪Nearly a million young Britons are not in education, employment, or training.
- ▪Boumphrey believes the education system is not adequately preparing young people for work.
- ▪Amazon employs 75,000 people in the UK, many coming from education or unemployment.
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Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss20 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEmer Moreau,Business reporterandSean Farrington,Presenter, Big Boss Interview podcastYoung people out of work is 'a system problem', Amazon boss John Boumphrey told the BBCRecord levels of young people are out of work – but it is not their fault, Amazon's UK boss has said."We have to stop blaming young people," John Boumphrey told the BBC, adding the education system isn't "producing young people who are ready for work".Nearly a million young Britons are not in education, employment or training, yet Boumphrey says Amazon struggles to recruit workers with the skills it needs.He called for work experience to be mandatory for over 16s.
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