Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Employment)

Organisations: Department for Work and Pensions

Responsibilities

  • Labour Market – including employer engagement 

  • Jobcentre Plus/National Jobs and Careers Service reform 

  • poverty 

  • addressing economic inactivity 

  • locally led employment support 

  • Skills and In Work Progression 

  • Occupational Health and Statutory Sick Pay 

  • Childcare and Parental Employment 

  • Youth Guarantee 

  • Disability employment

  • Conditionality/sanctions

Previous holders of this role

  1. Alison McGovern MP

    2024 to 2025

  2. Jo Churchill

    2023 to 2024

  3. Guy Opperman

    2022 to 2023