Social Europe, EU employment legislation and the UK labour market: report of the hearing held on 16th December 2015

This is the report of the third Hearing for the LSE Commission on the Future of Britain in Europe focusing on ‘Social Europe, EU Employment Legislation & the UK’s Labour Market’, which took place on Wednesday 16 December 2015 at the LSE. The Hearing was convened by Dr Steve Coulter and Dr Bob Hancké. The convenors are extremely grateful to the 16 participants in the hearing who contributed to a lively and informative debate. A list of their names and organisations can be found in the appendix. We also gratefully acknowledge the help of Pieter Tuytens with preparing and recording the hearing and drawing up the report of the meeting, and Amir Rozlan who provided research backup.