On Tuesday morning, the Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee will hold an
evidence hearing looking at how the coronavirus may impact on
firms, staff, the self-employed, and those on zero-hours
contracts, and examine the range of measures which could help
protect workers and mitigate business disruption.
The BEIS Committee will question witnesses from the CBI, TUC,
FSB, and the IPSE (Association of Independent Professionals and
the Self Employed).
The Committee is likely to examine the Budget’s package of
measures relating to support for businesses and workers. The
hearing is also likely to look at what additional legislative,
policy and other measures may be necessary in the coming months
to support small businesses, the self-employed and workers,
including those in the gig economy.
, BEIS Chair, wrote to
, BEIS Secretary of
State, on 6 March
2020 to ask a series of questions on the Government’s
support for business and protections for workers in relation to
COVID-19.
The BEIS Committee welcomes written submissions for this
session [submit here].
Evidence submitted will feed into Tuesday’s session but is also
likely to be of assistance to the Committee in future work over
this Parliament relating to workers’ rights and Government
support for small businesses.
Evidence session: The impact of coronavirus on business and
workers
Tuesday 17 March,
10.00am (Venue: Committee Room
16, Palace of Westminster)
Watch live on Parliament
TV
Witnesses:
- Rain
Newton-Smith, Chief Economist, CBI
- Martin
McTague, Policy and Advocacy Chair, FSB
- Andrew
Chamberlain, Director of Policy, IPSE
- Paul Nowak,
Deputy General Secretary, TUC
