How do we ensure a fair workplace for all generations? Lords Committee to ask Trades Union Congress and Federation of Small Businesses
The House of Lords Committee on Intergenerational Fairness will next week continue its focus on fairness in the workplace and labour market with evidence from the TUC, the FSB, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Timewise, an organisation that promotes flexible working. The Committee will explore how changes in the workplace and working conditions can improve intergenerational fairness.
The evidence sessions start at 11:40am on Tuesday 16 October in Committee Room 4A of the House of Lords.
Giving evidence to the Committee will be:
From 11:40am
- Ian Brinkley, Acting Chief Economist, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Emma Stewart MBE, CEO and Co-Founder, Timewise
- Professor Athina Vlachantoni, Professor of Gerontology and Social Policy, University of Southampton
From 12:30pm
- Kate Bell, Head of Economic and Social Affairs Department, Trades Union Congress
- Lina Bourden, Chair, Diversity Policy Unit, FSB
In the first session the Committee will explore how employment conditions have changed in recent decades, whether people now expect greater flexibility from their employers and how this differs between different age groups. The session will also look at how far the growth of zero-hours contracts and the gig economy is driven by employees desiring greater flexibility or by employers seeking to maximise profits.
The second session, as well as looking at issues around flexibility, will focus on whether employers are providing enough in-work training, particularly to those at the beginning of their careers, and how workplace progression can be improved. The Committee will also ask the witnesses about the impact of age discrimination on achieving longer working lives.
