UK labour supply inquiry: Farming, Social Care and the Hospitality industries to give oral evidence
On Tuesday 18 October, the Economic Affairs Committee holds its next oral evidence sessions on UK labour supply.
At 3pm, the Committee will hear from David Sheen, Public Affairs Director at the UK Hospitality and Kris Hamer, Director of Insight at the British Retail Consortium.
At 4pm, the Committee will hear from Nadra Ahmed OBE, Chairman at the National Care Association and Tom Bradshaw, Deputy President at the National Farmers Union.
Questions the committee is likely to cover in these sessions:
- Labour issues pre Covid-19
- Labour shortages post pandemic
- Possible push factors of the over 50s and the workforce
- Long-term sickness
- Impact of changes to migration on these sectors
- Wage increase and high vacancies
- The cost-of-living pressures and the workforce
Meeting details
The committee’s work can be followed on its websiteand 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.