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Amazon pledges 30,000 jobs for young people after Burnham warns the Neets crisis is an 'economic catastrophe'

Amazon's NCL1 warehouse in Gateshead, as the company pledges 30,000 jobs for 18-to-24-year-olds by 2030, paying £15.10 an hour with no experience required.
Amazon's NCL1 warehouse in Gateshead, as the company pledges 30,000 jobs for 18-to-24-year-olds by 2030, paying £15.10 an hour with no experience required.

Every role — full-time or seasonal — will pay at least £31,000 a year, with 10,000 work experience placements directed at areas 'with the least opportunities'. The announcement follows a warning from Prime Minister Andy Burnham that nearly one million 16 to 24-year-olds are currently outside work, education or training. Businesses have urged ministers to reduce recruitment costs, which surged after Rachel Reeves raised national insurance in 2024.

Amazon UK boss John Boumphrey: many young recruits 'didn't have a CV' or experience.

Chancellor John Healey scrapped a feared warehouse tax on online retailers last week.

Tesco, Boots, McDonald's and Nando's have each backed 100,000-job youth pledges.

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