Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer has appointed Marc Bolland, the former boss of Marks & Spencer, to help tackle the youth unemployment crisis, which has left more than one million young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET). A recent report led by former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn highlighted the severe economic impact of this issue, costing Britain £125 billion annually, a sum greater than the education budget and almost double the defence budget. Marc Bolland will serve as the lead non-executive director in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), with a mandate to convene business leaders to expand opportunities and create clear pathways into employment for 16-24-year-olds. Bolland, who previously founded and chairs the charity Movement to Work, which has successfully helped over 200,000 unemployed young people into jobs, will also advise Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden on the government's strategy following the Milburn Review. The Milburn report warned that without urgent action, the number of NEET young people could rise to 1.25 million by 2031, attributing the crisis to a "whole-system failure" and a lack of entry-level jobs, despite some businesses blaming minimum wage increases. In fullStarmer hires ex-M&S chief to tackle youth unemployment crisisThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Former M&S boss to help government address youth unemployment crisis
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer has appointed Marc Bolland, the former boss of Marks & Spencer, to help tackle the youth unemployment crisis, which has left more than one million young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET). A recent report led by former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn highlighted the severe economic impact of this issue, costing Britain £125 billion annually, a sum greater than the education budget and almost double the defence budget. Marc Bolland will serve as the lead non-executive director in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), with a mandate to convene business leaders to expand opportunities and create clear pathways into employment for 16-24-year-olds. Bolland, who previously founded and chairs the charity Movement to Work, which has successfully helped over 200,000 unemployed young people into jobs, will also advise Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden on the government's strategy following the Milburn Review. The Milburn report warned that without urgent action, the number of NEET young people could rise to 1.25 million by 2031, attributing the crisis to a "whole-system failure" and a lack of entry-level jobs, despite some businesses blaming minimum wage increases. In fullStarmer hires ex-M&S chief to tackle youth unemployment crisisThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Keir Starmer appointed ex-M&S CEO Marc Bolland as DWP non-executive to tackle UK youth unemployment: 1M+ NEETs costing £125bn/year. A government-business push on entry-level hiring may reshape junior talent pipelines and recruitment incentives for tech teams.
