Personal Care Services: Self-employed
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will have discussions with hairdressing and beauty representatives on the reasons for the sector having the highest self-employment rates of an occupation.
Answered by Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
The Government recognises the important contribution that hairdressing and beauty businesses make to the UK economy and local communities. We regularly engage with representatives from the sector through established forums, including the Personal Care Sector Roundtable, which I chair. These discussions provide an opportunity to hear directly from businesses and representative bodies on a range of issues affecting the sector. The Government remains committed to maintaining an open dialogue with the hair and beauty industry.
More broadly, the Government is supporting businesses through measures including £4.3 billion to shield ratepayers from business rates bill increases and investment in skills and apprenticeships to help employers recruit and develop their workforce.
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