How should the UK protect and create jobs amidst COVID-19?
The Economic Affairs Committee holds its first evidence session on its Employment and COVID-19 inquiry
Meeting details
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Employment and COVID-19
Chief Economist at CBI
Head of Rights, International, Social and Economics at TUC
National Vice Chair Policy and Advocacy at Federation of Small Businesses FSB
Director of Policy at IPSE (Association of Independent Professionals & the Self-Employed)
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Employment and COVID-19
Director at Bruegel
Labour market economist at OECD
Likely questions
- Should the Job Retention Scheme and support for the self-employed be extended beyond October?
- What factors should inform how long the schemes should last and the level of support that should be provided by Government?
- Is it possible to target the Job Retention Scheme at specific sectors or regions? What barriers might make targeting difficult?
- What extra support is needed to protect and create jobs?
- How does the UK’s package of support for businesses and workers compare to those of other countries that you have examined?
- How does the UK’s job retention scheme in particular compare to other income protection schemes that have been introduced around the world?
- What skill measures have been shown to be effective in mobilising the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic?