As part of the government’s Plan for Jobs launched during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Kickstart scheme went live in September 2020, targeting those aged 16-24 who are on Universal Credit and deemed at risk of long-term unemployment. The initiative had a budget of up to £1.9bn and aimed to create “hundreds of thousands” of high-quality …
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Over 50 and working in construction? You’re not alone The proportion of construction workers aged 50 and above has risen by a fifth during the last decade. The number of new apprentices has fallen by nearly a quarter in the last five years. These figures show the challenge facing our industry and feature in Hudson …
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In the last ten years the age demographic of workers in construction has changed. In 2010, 29% of construction workers were aged 50 and over; the latest figures show that ten years on this has increased to 35%. This is not just down to COVID – this trend can be seen to start back in …
