Submitted by Cherry Gerry on Thursday 5th December 2024
Published on Thursday 30th January 2025
Current status: Open
Open until: Wednesday 30th July 2025
Current Signatures: 249
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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365 Days ~ Apprentice ~ apprenticeships ~ April ~ Credibility ~ Minimum ~ Minimum wage ~ Raise ~ split ~ training ~ weeks ~ Young people
Increase the incentive for employers employing an apprentice to £2,000
Raise the employer incentive for employing an apprentice to £2,000, as it stands the current £1000 incentive split over 365 days equates to just over £19 a week.
The new government has set to increase the minimum wage for apprentices in April from £6.40 per hour to £7.55 per hour. We think this will make many employers unable to afford an apprentice. We feel there is no longer a credible incentive for an employer to invest in an apprentice, in turn some young people may find it very difficult, if not impossible in some sectors of employment and training to find an apprenticeship.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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