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Grayling calls on employers to favour young Brits

Employment minister Chris Grayling has said that recruiters should give preference to young British people over immigrants.

Speaking to Sky News, Mr Grayling commented on how he perceived young people to be struggling to get hired, as older, more qualified workers from elsewhere in the EU were beating them to posts.

He said: “They come out of school or college, they don’t have previous experience, they may be up against someone who has come to the UK from Eastern Europe, who is five or six years older, who has got work experience already and are quite an attractive recruitment option for the employer.

“It is my hope that every employer in the UK, in deciding if they are going to recruit in the next few months, will put young UK unemployed people at the top of their priority list.”

Despite Mr Graylings comments, EU employment legislation states it is illegal for British employers to discriminate against candidates from elsewhere in the EU.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .