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Analysis-Rising UK youth unemployment tests government over wage pledge
20 Feb 2026 07:26 GMT
… younger workers.
Official figures this week showed Britain’s jobless … April’s increase in employer social security charges and … in hospitality and retail.
“It’s definitely impacting younger workers … that it hurt jobs. The headline unemployment rate hit its …
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One in three newly qualified midwives unemployed despite 'chronic' NHS staff shortages
20 Feb 2026 07:27 GMT
… midwives are unable to secure employment despite what have been described … trained midwives have instead taken jobs in hospitality, retail, office administration and … left unemployed, working in non-clinical roles or trapped in insecure jobs.
“This …
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Young people can’t get jobs. Does Labour care?
20 Feb 2026 05:33 GMT
… who can’t find jobs are making the rounds … work can no longer rely on minimum-wage retail and hospitality … recent Commons debate about youth unemployment saw almost universal finger- … completing lengthy applications for employers who will never acknowledge …
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Is Hostex 2026 the hospitality industry’s reality check?
20 Feb 2026 06:05 GMT
… at the intersection between hospitality, media, and consumers, … Hoteliers Report by the Hospitality Asset Management Company ( … record youth unemployment, 70% of hospitality leaders find that … today’s graduates are unfit for work …
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Britain braces for fresh wave of job losses: Hospitality and High St will be worst hit
20 Feb 2026 00:20 GMT
… per cent while the jobless rate among the young … jobseekers.
'With youth unemployment rising fast, the availability of … pressure on employers operating on razor-thin margins.
‘Hospitality is one … drivers of jobs and a critical entry point into work for …
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Newly qualified midwives left unemployed amid ‘chronic’ staff shortages
20 Feb 2026 00:04 GMT
… are unable to find a job – even though there are … to roles in hospitality, retail, office work and cleaning jobs, an RCM survey … qualified midwives are being left unemployed at a time when “ … for their futures without stable employment.
“At a time when …
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Anti-Immigrant policies devastating U.S. hospitality industry
19 Feb 2026 19:27 GMT
… bleeding visitors and with them, jobs. The numbers, released in … working in hospitality in December 2025 than the year before. The jobless … workers are foreign-born—the highest percentage in the country—employers … slowdown every day on the job.
“You can feel …
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Union: Immigration Policy Threatens Hospitality Industry
19 Feb 2026 15:24 GMT
The number of employed hospitality workers in the U.S. has … 2025. Nearly a third of hospitality workers are immigrants.
The Guardian reports … million people would result in job losses of 3.3 million … to an 8.9% youth unemployment rate in 2024, saying “there …
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Labour betraying young workers by delaying minimum wage changes
19 Feb 2026 13:53 GMT
… I was working in hospitality. There is a culture in hospitality to … important’. But these are important jobs, it’s making sure … numbers of young people they employ—it threatened that raising … commitment is driving up youth unemployment.
“Time and time again …
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Youth unemployment hits 11-year high as rate cut expectations build
19 Feb 2026 11:30 GMT
… employer national insurance contributions and minimum wage rises, the youth unemployment … want to work cannot find a job.
Some … hospitality, retail and leisure, industries that traditionally provide first jobs … more are seeking work. However, many are …