Your October update on the latest inclusion, skills and employment developments.
Labour shortages have dominated lots of our discussions with businesses this autumn, with many of you telling us that you’ve shifted back from a growth mindset to crisis management. We’ve called for a COBR-type taskforce, but the government’s responses haven’t yet matched what we’ve been calling for. There have though, been some key developments. These include the creation of a Cabinet Committee chaired by Stephen Barclay MP that is informed by a business taskforce where I represent the CBI; a new, limited