Work experience “threatened” by new employer checks

Work experience is being threatened by “complicated and expensive” new checks on employers, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned.  

In a letter to Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, the FSB said that the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) scheme, which has been created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults, could dramatically reduce the number of work experience placements av... (602 more words)

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