The business sector has voiced disapproval of the government's planned social benefits reform that will require companies to help young unemployed get a foothold on the labour market by making thousands of job placements available.
Senior Consultant Simon Neergaard-Holm of The Confederation of Danish Employers (DA) said it isn't the business sector's job to solve the government’s problems.
"The government wants to educate or re-train young people who are stranded in the welfare system but I can't see many of them studying to be doctors or lawyers," he said. "They'll become our problem, but companies that are already struggling shouldn't be asked to take on the role of a social office for young people in their 20's, many of whom have never worked. They should be funnelled towards unskilled jobs.".
At the same time, Copenhagen Town Hall administrator for social affairs Mikkel Warming warned that the number of young homeless people would increase dramatically if social-benefits for those under 30 are halved, as proposed by head of the Danish Association of Social Workers, Bettina Post.
80,000 people under 30 are unemployed today.