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Ed tells freeloaders: Take on apprentices
Labour will force some firms to offer on-the-job training
ED MILIBAND accused some bosses of freeloading yesterday as he revealed Labour’s plan to force publicly funded firms to offer apprenticeships.
Speaking in London, Mr Miliband said Britain was “too often a country where some employers are free-riding on others” when it came to offering opportunities to the next generation.
And he announced Labour would compel companies that win state-funded contracts or hire workers from outside the EU to offer apprenticeships.
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