Amazon UK Boss Proposes Mandatory Work Experience for Teenagers to Address Youth Unemployment John Boumphrey, the UK boss of Amazon, has called for mandatory work experience for teenagers as a solution to the nation's youth unemployment crisis. He has claimed that the education system is not preparing young people for entry-level jobs and suggested that work experience can teach them essential skills like teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. His proposal comes as the first three months of 2022 saw a record youth employment rate of 16.2 per cent among 16 to 24-year-olds. The UK boss of Amazon, John Boumphrey, has proposed mandatory work experience for teenagers as a potential solution to the 'national crisis' of youth unemployment. He claimed that the education system was not producing young people ready for work and argued that it was unfair to label them as work-shy. His remarks came amid record youth unemployment levels, with 16.2 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work in the first quarter of 2022.Boumphrey suggested that even one week of work experience could be a transformative experience for young people, teaching them essential skills like teamwork, communication, and problem-solving that are hard to learn in school. Many business leaders have complained about increased costs impacting their ability to hire young workers, making Boumphrey's proposal a potential win-win solution for both employers and employees