Labour Market Statistics User Group Conference

20 March 2012
BIS Conference Centre, London

The first LMSUG Conference will be held on 20 March 2012, with themes including unemployment and benefits, international labour market, high/low pay, and public/private sector.

Timetable

09:30

Arrival and coffee

10:00

Welcome & introduction

10:10

Keynote speech – Michael Blastland (BBC)

10:35

Recent trends in the UK labour market

David Freeman (ONS)  – The latest labour market figures
Simon Wood (DWP) – A DWP assessment of recent trends
Jonathan Wadsworth (LSE)  – Where we are now

11:45

Break

12:00

Young people in the labour market
Changes in the NEETs demographic – Paul Sissons (Work Foundation)
Young people in the labour market – Andrew Damant & Clare Smith (ONS)

13:00

Lunch

13:30

Unemployment and benefits
History of the claimant count – Bill Wells (BIS)

14:15

Parallel 1 – High and low pay
Trends in directors' pay – Steve Tatton (IDS)
High and low pay in the UK – Tim Butcher (LPC)

Parallel 2 – Public and private sector
Public and private sectors by region – Richard Prothero (ONS)
Regional pay: fact and fiction – Alastair Hatchett (IDS)

15:15

Break

15:30

Future trends in the labour market
Skills requirements in the labour market – TBC (UKCES)
Labour market outlook – Gerwyn Davies (CIPD)

16:25

Closing remarks

16:30

Close

There will be a charge of £50 per person, and refreshments and lunch will be provided.

If you wish to attend, please email katy.taylor@ons.gov.uk with an expression of interest.