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Post-pandemic economic growth: UK labour markets

Inquiry

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee is launching an inquiry into the UK Labour Market. This next strand of the Committee’s overarching Post-Pandemic Economic Growth inquiry, launched in June 2020, will also build on the work of the Committee’s major inquiry into the impact of coronavirus on businesses and workers.

The Committee wishes to understand whether the UK has enough workers with the right skills in the right places to do the jobs required in our economy, including issues related to our ageing population, migration changes and the impact of technology. The Committee also seeks to understand whether current employment law is fit for purpose or requires reform.

The Committee would welcome submissions which (i) address the challenges currently facing both UK employers and workers and (ii) identify potential solutions and actions required by both the Government, businesses and employers to effectively support the UK labour market, while boosting productivity, equipping a skilled labour force and protecting workers’ rights. The Committee won’t be able to consider every aspect of the economy in depth and so particularly welcomes data rich case studies which might exemplify national trends. 

 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 8 July 2022.

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Past events

Tuesday 21 February 2023
9:45am Private
10:15am Public
Post-pandemic economic growth: UK labour markets - Oral evidence 21 February 2023
10:15am
  • Tony Wilson (Director at Institute for Employment Studies)
  • Lucy Standing (Co-Founder at Bravestarts)
  • Tim Balcon (Chief Executive at Construction Industry Training Board)
11:15am
  • Kevin Hollinrake MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Business and Trade)
  • Mike Warren (Director at Department for Business and Trade)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 10 January 2023
9:45am Private
10:30am Public
Post-pandemic economic growth: UK labour markets - Oral evidence 10 January 2023
10:30am
  • Joeli Brearley (Founder and CEO at Pregnant Then Screwed)
  • Sarah Douglas (Director at Liminal Space)
  • Lizzie Penny (Co-Founder and Joint CEO at Workstyle Revolution)
11:30am
  • Professor Keith Ewing (President at Institute of Employment Rights)
  • Kate Dearden (Head of Research, Policy and External Relations at Community Trade Union)
  • Philippa Childs (Head of Bectu Sector at Prospect Union)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 29 November 2022
9:45am Private
10:00am Public
Post-pandemic economic growth: UK labour markets - Oral evidence 29 November 2022
10:00am
  • Jennifer Sole (Co-Chair of the ELA Working Party at Employment Lawyers Association (ELA))
  • Ms Alexandra Hall-Chen (Advisor for Sustainability, Skills, and Employment at Institute of Directors)
  • Hannah Reed (Co-ordinator of Constitutional Affairs at Unite Union)
10:45am
  • Margaret Beels (Director of Labour Market Enforcement at BEIS)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 15 November 2022
9:45am Private
10:15am Public
Post-pandemic economic growth: UK labour markets - Oral evidence 15 November 2022
10:15am
  • Andrew Pakes (Deputy General Secretary and Research Director at Prospect Union)
  • Brian Palmer (Head of Public Policy Europe at Amazon)
  • Charlotte Holloway (Government Relations Director at Zoom)
  • Neil Ross (Associate Director for Policy at techUK)
11:15am
  • Laurence Turner (Head of Research and Policy at GMB)
  • Anna Thomas (Co-Founder and Director at Institute for the Future of Work)
  • Tania Bowers (Global Public Policy Director at Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCO))
  • Carly Kind (Director at Ada Lovelace Institute)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

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