Demos Events: March/April 2014

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Events Programme: March/April 2014

Good Job: Pay & Reward Drew Matthews, Group Remuneration Director at Tesco and John Hawksworth, Chief UK Economist for PwC will speak at the last of three, high level roundtables in a Demos and PwC series exploring how jobs can become more rewarding in all senses. This session will focus on pay and rewards. This event will take place on Thursday 27th March, 11am - 1pm in London. This is an invitation-only event. If you are interested in attending please contact us at seminars@demos.co.uk. Supported by PwC Register Interest

The Borrowers Demos will be joined by Yvonne Fovargue MP and Councillor Lib Peck to launch a new report, The Borrowers. This innovative piece of research and analysis develops a new 'bottom-up' typology of personal debt, which moves away from industry-led product definitions. The report examines how different types of debt impacts on individuals and explores why some people are more affected than others. This event will take place on Tuesday 1st April, 9am-10.30am in Westminster. Supported by the Barrow Cadbury Trust RSVP

Defining Freelancing Demos and PCG are excited to announce a new series of events, Going It Alone about freelancing and self-employment in the UK. In the first of 4 high level roundtable events, we will focus on how freelancing is defined, and hear from speakers including Professor Andrew Burke, Director of the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurial Performance and Economics. This event will take place on Tuesday 8th April, 10am-11.30am in Westminster. This is an invitation only event. If you are interested in attending please contact us at seminars@demos.co.uk. Supported by PCG: The Freelancers' Association Register Interest

Opting Up Dr Bill Gunnyeon, Chief Medical Adviser for DWP and Peter O'Donnell, Chief Executive of Unum UK will join Demos at a high-level roundtable to discuss the role that employers and the insurance industry can play together in helping people protect themselves against sudden ill-health or disability. This event will take place on Thursday 10th April, 3pm-4.30pm in Westminster. This is an invitation-only event. If you are interested in attending please contact us at seminars@demos.co.uk. Supported by Unum UK Register interest