Business leaders attacked the level of youth unemployment and warned that young people were more likely to get involved in a life of crime if they didn't have a job.
The Confederation of British Industry said it was "unacceptable" that Britain ranked 23rd out of 28 in an international league table of young people not in education, employment or training.
The picture could worsen "dramatically" in the coming months as the economy suffers, said the business group, arguing that £250 million a year could be saved if the number of young people claiming benefits was halved.
John Cridland, deputy director general of the CBI said: "The CBI has long warned that the UK's approach to disengaged youth is failing. Now we can see the knock-on effects that such failure has on the whole of society.
"This is not just an issue of so many school leavers failing to achieve the expected minimum of five good GCSEs after 11 years of full-time education. This is about the UK churning out thousands of people without the basic skills and attitudes they need to make their way in the world. continues here
The Confederation of British Industry said it was "unacceptable" that Britain ranked 23rd out of 28 in an international league table of young people not in education, employment or training.
The picture could worsen "dramatically" in the coming months as the economy suffers, said the business group, arguing that £250 million a year could be saved if the number of young people claiming benefits was halved.
John Cridland, deputy director general of the CBI said: "The CBI has long warned that the UK's approach to disengaged youth is failing. Now we can see the knock-on effects that such failure has on the whole of society.
"This is not just an issue of so many school leavers failing to achieve the expected minimum of five good GCSEs after 11 years of full-time education. This is about the UK churning out thousands of people without the basic skills and attitudes they need to make their way in the world. continues here
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