§ 11. Mr. Corbynasked the Paymaster General what proportion of people employed under the young workers scheme have retained their job after 12 months.
§ Mr. LangA survey of the young workers scheme in 1985, conducted for my Department, suggested that employers expected at least 90 per cent. of young workers would continue in their current job beyond the period of eligibility for young workers scheme support. We recently commissioned further research in this area to test how many young people are actually retained.