Minister hints young people should get legal right to a job

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Pat McFadden, the Work and Pensions Secretary, and Alan Milburn, author of the imminent report into youth unemployment, have indicated the Government could commit to a “duty” to…

Pat McFadden, the Work and Pensions Secretary, has said “we have to reorientate the system” to help young people out of unemployment.

Ahead of the Milburn review set to be published this week, McFadden told Sky News there must be a “fundamental reset” to implement the report’s findings.

This includes cutting welfare benefits to redirect the funds towards supporting young pople into work or training.

“If you have extra costs because of a condition, there will also be an extra cost benefit, and people will get investment in support upfront, as well as the benefit figures,” McFadden said.

“You’ve also got to consider the long-term consequences of being on those benefits. One of the most remarkable statistics I’ve come across in the last year is that if a young person goes on to long-term sickness benefits at the age of 20, they’re more likely to celebrate their 30th birthday than to have had a steady job in between.”

Some British firms are rushing to fire employees before tougher new dismissal rules come into force at the start of next year, lawyers say.

Employment lawyers told The i Paper that some firms are racing to cut jobs before new workers’ rights legislation on unfair dismissal claims and compensation takes effect from 1 January.

But they said this was not the only reason for redundancies, citing higher employment costs for businesses and rising inflation. Figures reveal the number of jobs employers are proposing to cut through redundancies has risen by almost 10 per cent in a year.

Under the Employment Rights Act, which is being introduced in stages, employees will be able to bring a claim for unfair dismissal after six months in a job instead of two years.

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