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How will Labour’s job reforms impact me?

How will Labour’s job reforms impact me?

Plus! Why Black Friday deals might not be all they seem

The Standard · Rachelle Abbott

November 26, 202412m 18s

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Show Notes

The government has announced wide-ranging reforms designed to tackle economic inactivity in a bid to bring more than two million people back into work.

The £55 million drive will overhaul the job search process, expand NHS mental health support in the most needed regions and tackle obesity.

Other plans include providing additional employment and training opportunities for the young people of ‘generation Covid’ .

But does this clash with business leaders’ warnings about job cuts fuelled by the first Labour budget’s tax hikes? 

The Standard podcast is joined by Tom Pollard, head of social policy at the New Economics Foundation.

In part two, Which? consumer expert Rob Lilley-Jones on why Black Friday deals could offer same value at other times of year.


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