Employment
Employment news from UK Parliament.
Four short debates in the Lords
Railway operators, national youth strategy, the display and retention of human body parts and biodiversity in the spotlight. Catch up
14 March 2025
Women and Equalities Committee welcomes minister’s commitment to ‘vital’ miscarriage bereavement leave law change
Introducing statutory bereavement leave for those who miscarry during pregnancy, in new employment laws “will make a vital difference”, the Women and Equalities Committee Chair Sarah Owen has said.
11 March 2025
Call for evidence launched into remote and hybrid working in the UK
Home-based Working Committee launch call for evidence
05 March 2025
Disabilities Minister to be questioned on DWP’s approach to vulnerable claimants
MPs on the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee will question Disabilities Minister Sir Stephen Timms on how the Department for Work and Pensions protects vulnerable people engaged with the benefit system.
07 February 2025
Lords debates impact of arts sector on jobs and growth
Members discuss contribution of creative industries to productivity, jobs and the government's growth plan. Catch up
07 February 2025
MPs to question health and safety watchdog leadership
The Work and Pensions Committee will question the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) leadership on the watchdog’s work.
31 January 2025
Cardiff job cuts “canary in the coalmine”, Committee Chair says
The Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee has responded to news that Cardiff University is to cut 400 full-time jobs.
28 January 2025
MPs to hear first evidence of pensioner poverty inquiry
MPs on the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee will hear from experts from key think tanks and pensioners’ representatives including Age UK about the state of pensioner poverty in the UK and how it could be reduced.
13 December 2024
Committee questions national energy agencies in race for clean energy
On Wednesday 20 November the newly reappointed Energy Security and Net Zero Committee will hold its first evidence session in Parliament, looking at the role that Great British Energy (GBE) is expected to play in the energy market.
15 November 2024
Inquiry into DWP’s safeguarding of vulnerable benefits claimants reopened
An inquiry into how vulnerable claimants for benefits including Universal Credit can be better safeguarded by the Department for Work and Pensions, has been reopened by MPs on the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee.
12 November 2024
Kendall to be quizzed by Work and Pensions Committee
Liz Kendall will be questioned by the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee on 13 November.
08 November 2024
BTC launches major new inquiry into flagship Employment Rights Bill
The Business and Trade Committee is launching its first call for evidence in a major new inquiry into the Government’s flagship Employment Rights Bill.
01 November 2024
Employment Rights Bill: call for evidence
Employment Rights Bill: call for evidence
23 October 2024
Challenges faced by those with disabilities on Lords agenda
Lords discusses access to benefits, work, education, housing and healthcare. Catch up
17 May 2024
Contribution of higher education to national growth debated in the Lords
Members discussed the importance of further education to productivity and levelling-up. Catch up
08 March 2024