Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
by Ben Lobel
Are there currently any incentives paid by Government to employers for employing school-leavers or ‘first jobbers’?
There may be such incentives on a local basis. The Learning Skills Council, should be able to tell you what, if any, incentives are available. Go to www.lsc.gov.uk and then click through to your local area to make contact.
Ben Lobel was the editor of SmallBusiness.co.uk from 2010 to 2018. He specialises in writing for start-up and scale-up companies in the areas of finance, marketing and HR. More by Ben Lobel
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