EA Worldwide’s Concerns Over Lack Of Paid Employment for Britain’s Youngsters

EA Worldwide voiced concerns over the amount of young people still unemployed, referencing the Metro’s article on ‘Jobless urged to work for free’ 07.02.11.

EA Worldwide are a London based outsourced sales and marketing firm that have had an innovative approach to business through the recession allowing them to survive one of the hardest economic times in recent years. As the recession comes to an end it is disheartening to see the youth unemployment rates for young people rise to 951,000 the highest rate since records began in 1992.

The Metro reported earlier this week that jobless youngsters who are unable to find work will be encouraged to take part in unpaid work or volunteering. Jobcentre Plus will be allowing space for stalls from charities to encourage volunteering opportunities for the unemployed. Britain’s unemployment rate currently rests at 2.5million, and suggests that 20.3 per cent of 16-24 year olds are still out of work.

EA Worldwide have worked at creating more opportunity throughout the recession “It’s hard times for many young people in Britain and the dip in today’s economy has lasted longer than originally predicted causing job seekers to lose hope of ever finding paid work. The longer young people are out of work the harder it is to get back into it as their social skills start to slip and their confidence quickly follows” says Josh Cote, Managing Director at EA Worldwide.

Businesses offering unpaid internships, training schemes and volunteering allow for a lot of valuable skills to be built and developed “Being able to maintain a strong work ethic through these opportunities of unpaid work is great but how long are youngsters expected to continue to work for free without further opportunity?” continues EA Worldwide’s Managing Director Josh Cote.

The effects of unemployment on communities are another concern often expressed through the media, high levels of unemployment cause social problems such as crime, mental health issues and division within society. People that are currently employed are less likely to leave unsatisfactory work or bad working environments through fear of not getting back in to paid employment to support their families.
The program that is being launched by Jobcentre Plus argues these points and feels strongly that the volunteer program will lift morale among the long term unemployed.

The volunteer program through Jobcentre Plus in conjunction with The Princes Trust will be rolled out by April this year.