Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’

The research was based on the jobs young people are most likely to do: in hospitality, retail and care, for example. Photograph: Andrew Catterall/Alamy

Young people in the UK are more likely to leave their job for health reasons and become economically inactive when they work in insecure, low-paid sectors, a study has found.

Research carried out for the Trades Union Congress by the consultancy Timewise charts a connection between the jobs young people are most likely to do – in hospitality, retail and care, for example – and the proportion of people leaving because of ill health.