UK’s ‘anxious generation’ of young people struggling to adapt to workplace

An “anxious generation” of young people is struggling to adapt to the outdated world of work, according to the government’s jobs adviser. Alan Milburn, a former Labour health secretary, will say this week in a report that businesses must adapt by offering more flexibility and mental health support for young people to stave off an “economic catastrophe.” In November last year, Milburn, who served in various government roles under Tony Blair, was asked by prime minister Keir Starmer to examine …