Labour urged to rethink scrapping minimum wage youth rates amid Neets rise

Thinktank fears 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training could be priced out of entry-level jobsLabour has been urged to break a manifesto pledge to scrap youth rates of the minimum wage amid a dramatic rise in the number of young people out of work and education.In a report sounding the alarm over a sharp increase in the number of 16- to 24-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training (Neet), the Resolution Foundation urged Labour to change course to avoid them...