The British government has announced plans to
tackle youth
unemployment, which is at its highest rate in 15 years. Over a million people between the ages of 16 and 24 are out of work in the UK.
They plan to provide 160,000
wage subsidies in which companies will be given £2,275 to
take on young people for six months. They also hope to create 250,000
work placements and 20,000 new
apprenticeships.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that young people feel "
demoralised" by the
job-hunting process when there are so few jobs available now.
The
scheme is expected cost over £1bn, but the government have not declared where the money will come from.
Opposition politician
Liam Byrne says that, in fact, working families will end up paying for
this through taxes. He says the scheme should be paid for by
bankers' bonuses.
What do you think of this scheme? Who should pay to help young people get back to work?
tackle
يتصدى
unemployment
البطالة
wage subsidies
الدعم الحكومي للرواتب
take on
يوظف
work placements
توفير أماكن لدى المـوَظفين
apprenticeships
التدريب المهني
demoralised
محبط / روحه المعنوية في الحضيض
job-hunting
البحث عن وظيفة أو عمل
scheme
خطة
opposition
معارضة
bankers' bonuses
المكافئات السنوية لكبار العاملبن في القطاع
TOPIC :
youth unemployment SOURCE :
Linguistic Studies ** http://languages.forumactif.org/