COVID-19: OVER 60% OF WORK PLACEMENTS SHELVED

Concerns are mounting about organisations’ talent pipelines drying up as increasing numbers of employers cancel work experience placements and internship because of the coronavirus pandemic. More than three in five employers that offer work experience and internships have cancelled placements because of Covid-19, research has found. A YouGov poll of 1,005 HR decision makers in British businesses was conducted for the Sutton Trust, a UK educational charity set up to improve social mobility and address educational disadvantage. It found 61% of employers have cancelled...

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