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The Bad PlaceBBC News | Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss
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Amazon’s UK boss John Boumphrey told the BBC that the surge in youth unemployment is not due to a lack of motivation among young people but to a systemic failure in education and training, urging mandatory work experience for anyone over‑16. He highlighted that almost a million British youths are “NEET” while Amazon, which employs 75,000 staff in the UK, finds it hard to recruit workers with the technical skills it needs, especially for roles created by warehouse automation. Boumphrey stressed that businesses must work with local governments and colleges to address regional skill gaps, and noted that despite concerns that robots would replace staff, the technology actually generated new jobs for engineers and technicians. He also pointed out Amazon’s broader economic contribution, noting a £5.8 billion tax payment and the creation of thousands of jobs in a market where the overall unemployment rate has risen to 5 %.
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