One of the striking differences between UK employers & the Dutch is the issue of responsibility;
Dutch employers see themselves with responsibility for the well-being of young workers; in the UK many employers see labour as a cost that needs to be reduced, training as a luxury & young workers only being employable if they *already* have work experience.
To replicate the Dutch model of partnership will require significant cultural change!
#workers #NEETS #politics
https://feweek.co.uk/what-alan-milburn-and-i-learned-from-the-dutch/
Emeritus Prof. Christopher May
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