UK labour supply inquiry: why is the UK seeing a rise in the level of inactivity in its workforce?
On Tuesday 1 November, the Economic Affairs Committee holds its next oral evidence session on UK labour supply.
At 4pm, the Committee will hear from John Burn Murdoch, Chief Data Reporter at the Financial Times and David Finch, Assistant Director, Healthy Lives Team at The Health Foundation.
Topics the committee is likely to cover in this session:
- Why the UK is seeing a rise in the level of inactivity in our workforce.
- How long-term sickness is defined.
- Whether increases in sickness-related inactivity areoccurring among those who were already inactive for other reasons.
- Long-term sickness trends in the UK compared to different countries.
- What recent trends in UK health indicate about the condition of the NH
- The types of sickness which have been increasing.
Meeting details
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
UK labour supply
Chief Data Reporter at Financial Times
Assistant Director, Healthy Lives Team at The Health Foundation
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.