Being in low paid, insecure work with limited opportunities for progression is pretty tough. Having a child still at home adds a whole lot more pressure. More than a quarter of Britain’s young core workers have at least one dependent child – a much higher proportion than among other employees of the same age. Young…
Young people’s experience of work is increasingly dominated by precarious working conditions. It might be zero-hours or very short-hours contracts, agency work, temporary jobs or fixed term contracts. The flexibility of these contracts are great for employers: bosses can respond to how busy things are – saving money in the times they need fewer staff…
In comparison to young employees in general, Britain’s young core workers find getting ahead at work harder. For example, they’re less likely to be a manager. I wrote earlier in the month about the lack of training opportunities for Britain’s young core workers. This is one reason why young workers are often unable to progress…
If you think about it, you’d expect younger workers to get more training than older workers – after all, they generally have less experience of work. While this is true for some young workers, Britain’s young core workers get the least training of anyone. A TUC report has shown that nearly two-thirds of Britain’s young…
It’s no surprise that younger workers are paid less than older workers – it’s been that way forever. But young people have particularly suffered since the financial crash. There are several reasons why younger workers tend to be low paid: Being younger can be confused with having less experience. Low pay is more common in…