UK labour supply inquiry: unions and employers to give evidence to Economic Affairs Committee
On Tuesday 11 October, the Economic Affairs Committee holds its next oral evidence sessions on UK labour supply.
At 3pm, the Committee will hear from Mike Clancy, General Secretary at Prospect Union and Kate Bell, Head of Rights, International, Social and Economic Department at the Trades Union Congress
At 4pm, the Committee will hear from David Hale, Head of Public Affairs at the Federation of Small Businesses and Jon Boys, Labour Market Economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Meeting details
Questions the committee is likely to cover in these sessions:
- Why people are leaving the workforce.
- How to encourage retention.
- Why wages have not grown more in the light of the tight labour market and increases in the cost of living.
- Most effective ways of enabling over 50s who have left labour force to re-join.
- The problems caused by long-term sickness.
- Explanations for the fall in the number of self-employed people since the pandemic.
- Impact of changes to migration on different sectors/occupations.
The committee’s work can be followed on its website and via Twitter.
Vacancies are still at record levels and above pre-pandemic levels in all industries. The Committee seeks to examine the causes of the reduction in the size of the labour force and which sectors are most affected.