Unemployed youth need more support before entering workforce, BusinessNZ says
A ‘work-for-the-dole' type scheme is not a sustainable option, the business lobby group and the CTU say.
Jason Walls Mon, 04 Dec 2017
UPDATED: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed any schemes to get young people off the benefit and into work would be accompanied by sanctions if the opportunity was not taken up.
This has been the case under the previous government but questions have since been raised about any potential
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