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There are nearly 1m young people (16-24) who are NEETs (not in education, employment or training), and while there is some discussion of reinvigorating youth employment support, we might also want to ask: why are young people NEET?
There's an issue of provision of support, but might this also be a sign of other socio-economic issues, like dissatisfaction wth the sorts of opportunities (in the gig economy for instance) that might be on offer?
@ChrisMayLA6 I had to briefly re-enter the gig economy having had a contract end during the first lockdown, leaving me unable to find permanent employment. I've spent most of my adult life doing tough, tough jobs dealing with substance misusers and career criminals including violent offenders, murderers and child sex offenders, and worked for the NHS, yet still found the work soul-destroying and the way managers talk to temps degrading. You're just an expendable unit.
NEET sounds preferable.
Yes, that doesn't sound unreasonable; as Meliville has Bartleby say: I'd prefer not to....
Long covid may be a factor.
Anyone complaining about layabouts perhaps should check the local job postings, and realise that there are very few non 'gig' opportunities and those that are available involve ridiculous hiring practices, previous experience and qualifications for minimum wage, or work-for-free 'trial' shifts where there's no actual paid work at the end. The entry-level employee turnover is high as people are treated so badly.
Yes, I'd agree... both on Long Covid & on the quality (oarlock thereof) of the jobs on offer
In North America there is a strong, self-supporting culture which echoes the "drop-out drop-in" movement of the 60s-70s: young people who want to exit/avoid wage slavery. Aiming to retire by 30-35, living on minimal means, homeless or homed, usually anti-consumerism, often highly educated/skilled.
Frankly, an extremely admirable group of people trying to live on their own terms.
@ChrisMayLA6 apprenticeships aren’t working as they should