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Saturday Jobs Are Dying, Resolution Foundation Says

Saturday Jobs Are Dying, Resolution Foundation Says
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Studies suggest that teenage employment has halved in the last 20 years, which has employers worrying that “Saturday jobs” might be done for. 

A Resolution Foundation report suggests “a quarter of 16 and 17 year olds were in work between 2017 and 2019 – falling from 48% in 1997-99.”

The number of people who have reportedly never worked has risen by over 50% in the past 20 years, including people who aren’t teenagers. The youth are apparently prioritising study over part time work, studies say.

Laura Gardiner, who works at the Resolution Foundation, said: “The rising number of people who have never had a paid job has been driven by the death of the teenage Saturday job and a wider turn away from earning while learning.”

People have also said they wish they started an apprenticeship sooner.

“With young people today expected to end their working lives at a later age than previous generations, it’s understandable that they want to start their working lives at a later age too,” Ms Gardiner added.

“But this lack of work experience can create longer-term problems, particularly if they hit other life milestones like motherhood or ill-health before their careers have got off the ground.”

Overall, households are the most “in work” they’ve ever been, with out of work benefits at their worst for a long time. Additionally, studies have found that people leaving full time education are taking much longer to find work, on average.

“Lazy interpretations related to workshy Brits are very far wide of the mark,” the report added.

“Instead, the rise in the proportion of working-age adults who have never had a paid job is above all a story about the complex choices many young people are facing in trying to get the most out of their education.”

Ms Gardiner added that, “More and more of us are now working, with employment hitting record highs and worklessness hitting record lows, but despite this, around one in 12 working-age adults have never worked a day in their lives – a 50% increase since the late 1990s.”

 

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