REC responds to Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee labour market inquiry

Download the REC's response to the BEIS Select Committee inquiry on labour markets

The REC has submitted its response to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee consultation “post-pandemic economic growth: UK labour markets.”

We have been talking about the issues that the UK labour market faces for many years. And as we have seen over recent months, they have the potential to significantly damage the UK economy, our ability to invest and grow in the future.

With half a million fewer people in the labour market today than before the pandemic, solving that participation problem is a challenge for all of us.

In our submission, we urge government to put people first and ensure our skills policies, immigration system, devolution, and labour market activation policies are right. Only when we do this can we create a truly sustainable labour market and boost economic growth.