The government will offer bonuses of £1,000 for every trainee they hire in a bid to boost jobs for young people amid the coronavirus crisis.
Businesses offering new traineeships in England will receive the bonus per trainee under the £111 million scheme. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce the move for 18-24 year olds on Wednesday as he unveils an economic strategy to deal with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It comes as new data from the Centre for Retail Research revealed more than 24,000 jobs have already been lost at high street retailers in the first half of 2020, while almost 32,000 positions are still at risk of being permanently axed if more stores close.
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