With coronavirus redundancies hitting those aged 16-24 hardest, we speak to young job hunters
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The number of people being made redundant in the UK has risen at the fastest rate on record as the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic continue to bite, with the number of people aged 16-24 in work falling particularly sharply.
In Glasgow, Saskia Harper has been struggling to find a job since being made redundant in June from her role as a magazine journalist. “I was furloughed in March but then I was told they didn’t have the funds to keep me on,” said Harper, 23. “It was devastating. Not only did I lose a stable income, I also lost a job I really loved.”
