Tesco’s UK chief, Ashwin Prasad, has warned that the nation is in danger of “sleepwalking into an epidemic” of joblessness, while taking aim at government policies that increase hiring costs for employers.
Mr Prasad said there had been a “clear, gradual change” over the past decade in people falling out of the workforce, saying there are “far fewer people in work than there could be” and calling for significant change from the government in how it tackles the issue.
