How realistic are the PM’s plans to help half a million back into work?

PRLog (Press Release) - Oct 02, 2007 -
The PM outlined plans that guaranteed a job interview for every lone parent, while offering a £400 training allowance to employers for equipping their “fast-track” recruits with the skills for the job
However, what the government has failed to outline, is exactly how its plan for training will work. Brown’s “employment plan” sounds great in terms of numbers, but to what extent will it meet the needs of the unemployed? Furthermore, what level of bureaucracy will employers have to endure in order to access this money, particularly in light of previous initiatives that have shown excessive red tape actually puts employers off, and so will limit the opportunities for exactly those that the Government is aiming to help? A guaranteed interview certainly sounds like a positive “fast-track” route – but will this be for a job of choice or is the government purely intent on shovelling people into “a job” and thus creating a short-term solution that will not enable people to take a meaningful step on to the employment ladder?

Gordon Brown’s plans to increase opportunities for employment amongst the sea of unemployed young people are welcome, but sound weighed with numbers.  The prime minister has failed to address a number of key issues, or offer alternative solutions to working with employers.  Fuse Jobs - as London’s entry-level job site - has devised its own “fast-track” route, by streamlining vacancies suitable for people re-entering the job market, and hence stopping the need for endless searching through the papers and on numerous job boards.

Notes to editors
Fuse Jobs have been working with employers offering opportunities for training as apprentices to young, unemployed people. For interviews with Fuse Jobs directors, high resolution images and information, please email: anu@topposition.co.uk or tel: 0800 094 9001