Employers: Economic Growth

Part of Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons at on 3 February 2025.

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Photo of Liz Kendall Liz Kendall The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Yes. I would like to say a massive thanks to Tu Mundo for all the work it is doing. There is a lot of evidence that work placements or work experience are a really important way to encourage more people into work. Last week, I visited B&M, the fastest growing retailer in the country, to look at what it is doing with short work experience placements, which are a form of “try before you buy” for the company and the employee. The placements have a huge success rate and B&M now recruits 85% of its workers through the scheme. We want to continue such success in the future.