CYP Now - Call for employers to involve disadvantaged young people in recruitment

Employers are being called on by a charity to directly involve young people from low-income backgrounds in their recruitment decisions.

'Insight days' giving young people the opportunity to shadow staff is among a series of calls to employers. Picture: Adobe Stock

The move would help employers improve diversity across their workforce and tackle barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged young people, according to the charity EY Foundation.

Its Breaking Barriers report calls for young people’s views to “be embedded within decision-making processes”. This should be though employers offering paid opportunities for young people to assess how the organisation engages with their age group.

This work could involve assessing work experience placements and reviewing outreach initiatives to ensure they are meeting the needs of young disadvantaged people.

Young people could also be tasked with “youth proofing” job adverts and provide feedback on career pathways offered by the organisation.

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