Former Labour prime minister’s proposal part of plan to prevent spike in youth unemployment The former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for employers to be given a wage subsidy of £100 a week to hire workers under 25 as part of a plan to prevent youth unemployment exceeding levels seen in the 1980s. Brown said 1.5 million young people would need help to find work over the next year, adding the government’s £2bn "kickstart" scheme announced in the summer would not be sufficient. ... The…
Read more…Companies need to step up preparations so they are not "caught out" by new post-Brexit trade rules, the government has said. A public information campaign titled "Time is running out" will urge firms to focus on the 1 January deadline. However, it is not yet clear exactly what the trading relationship between the UK and the EU will be. ... BBC News
Read more…Bank of England (BoE) boss Andrew Bailey has said the UK faces "an unprecedented level of economic uncertainty." Britain's economy shrank by 20% in the three months to June as it battled with the coronavirus pandemic, the biggest fall of any large advanced economy. His remarks come as tighter coronavirus restrictions are imposed across the UK. ... BBC News
Read more…Collapsed regional airline Flybe could restart operations as soon as next year, after a former shareholder stepped in to buy its remaining assets. The airline plans to "start off smaller than before", its new owner Thyme Opco said, without giving further details. Before its collapse in March, Flybe carried eight million passengers a year and ran 40% of regional UK flights. ... BBC News
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