Logistics UK responds to the Keep Britain Working Review

Business group Logistics UK has responded to the government’s Keep Britain Working Review – Head of Skills Policy Bethany Windsor said:

“Logistics UK welcomes the Keep Britain Working Review and its recognition of the urgent need to tackle health-related economic inactivity. With over 2.8 million working-age people out of the labour market due to ill-health, and the logistics sector facing acute workforce shortages, we support the call for a new partnership between employers, government and employees. We look forward to working with DWP to ensure that the unique needs of the logistics workforce are fully reflected in the next phase of reform.”

Logistics UK is one of the UK’s biggest business groups, representing logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading, and more than seven million people directly employed in the making, selling and moving of goods. With decarbonisation, new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc. Logistics UK supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient logistics, and is the only business group which represents the whole industry, with members from the road, rail, water and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods. For more information about the organisation and its work, please visit logistics.org.uk