Tackling unemployment

Despite predictions that the recession would be focused on the South East and the middle classes, so far the highest growth in unemployment is in the places that already had high levels of worklessness, with the North, Midlands and South Wales bearing the brunt. This fringe event will look at how cities can respond to rising unemployment and worklessness. What can the government, cities and employers do, in the short and longer term, to manage the impact of unemployment on people and places?  And what lessons can be learned from employer-led regeneration programmes about working with communities?

For more information about this fringe events, please contact:
Sarah Barnett at The Work Foundation
Tel: 020 7976 3596

Job City Plus: Why cities hold the key to tackling unemployment

Liberal Democrat Conference 2009 - Bournemouth
Monday 21st September, 18:15 - 19:15 at the Trouville Hotel

Speakers will include:
Lord Oakeshott (Spokesperson for the Treasury, Spokesperson for Work & Pensions) Professor John Philpott (Chief Economist, CIPD) Dave Simmonds (Chief Executive, CESI) Emma Reynolds (Government Affairs Manager, Tesco) Michelle Mahdon (Associate Director, The Work Foundation)

Chair: Stephen Overell (Associate Director, The Work Foundation)

Labour Conference 2009 - Brighton
Monday 28th September, 12:45 - 13:45 at Hotel du Vin

Speakers will include: Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP (Minister for Local Government) John Philpott (Chief Economist, CIPD) David North (Director of Government Affairs, Tesco) Dave Simmonds (Chief Executive, CESI) Alexandra Jones (Associate Director, The Work Foundation) Chair: Will Hutton (Executive Vice-Chair, The Work Foundation)

Conservative Conference 2009 -Manchester
Tuesday 6th October, 12:30 - 13:30 at the IoD Hub

Speakers to include: Andrew Selous MP (Shadow Work & Pensions Minister) Anthony Browne (Policy Director, GLA) Mike Emmerich (Chief Executive, Manchester's Commission for the New Economy) David North (Director of Government Affairs, Tesco) Chair: Will Hutton (Executive Vice-Chair, The Work Foundation)