The EEF, Britain’s largest association of manufacturing employers, the CBI business lobby group, the Charity Finance Group and the Institute of Directors are all calling for the government to delay implementation of the apprenticeship levy, according to the Financial Times.
IMI CEO, Steve Nash has said employers need more time to “consider collectively what type of apprenticeships may be appropriate and beneficial to their businesses”.
“They should not be rushed into doing this by an artificially tight timescale, especially considering that many are still unclear about the government’s wide ranging and ongoing reforms to apprenticeships,” he adds.
“At the very least, delaying the implementation of the levy will ensure that employers, who are currently more preoccupied with the potential effects of Brexit, have the time to fully understand the implications for their own businesses.”
The IMI represents the £152 billion a year retail motor industry, which currently needs at least 12,000 apprentices a year to stand still.
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