This new Workmonitor by Randstad provides the voice of employees around the world on what they want and expect from their employers and how willing they are to ask for it. It offers insight into what is shaping the new world of work in each of the 34 surveyed markets across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas.
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Going back to “the old way” of doing things is no longer an option as we move forward in the hybrid work era, especially after two years of positive outcomes for employees and employers alike. In fact, 62% of employees agree that their ability to work from anywhere impacts whether they stay at or leave a job.
However, with only 1 in 4 employees saying their company is ‘very prepared’ for the future of hybrid work, more needs to be done to embed hybrid work arrangements and reimagine the employee experience. Cisco explore more in this recent research study.
McKinsey’s new report examines how career moves pay off, particularly for a new position that pushes a candidate’s capabilities or better utilises their existing skills. The report concludes that employers can attract and retain talent by recognising potential and embracing learning.
The World Economic Forum’s new good work framework shows that there is a need to promote good work across the full post-pandemic landscape of in-person, hybrid and virtual work in all categories of employment. Seizing this opportunity will determine whether the post-pandemic recovery leads to positive outcomes for both business and for society at large and ensure a healthy, resilient and equitable future of work.
In this report, The Harvard Business School explores what businesses can do to strengthen the bottom line by investing in front-line workers to ensure the business is developed from the foundation upwards.
This International Labour Organisation flagship report details the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the world of work.
Bain & Company’s new report highlights five key themes that are reshaping the future of work and the steps firms need to take to get ahead in the shifting war for talent. The report is grounded in a survey of 20,000 workers, conducted by Bain & Company and Dynata, as well as more than 100 in-depth interviews. Bain & Co’s research looked at 10 countries—the United States, China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and Brazil—that represent around 65% of global GDP and offer a broad perspective from different cultures around the world.
This recent study by Accenture conducted a recent study that traced the trajectories of 100,000 U.S. employees and, encouragingly, found that half of them moved up into higher-wage jobs. These “gateway” jobs to the escalated career trajectories included customer service, sales, advertising sales, computer support, vocational nursing, welding, and machining. These are midlevel jobs on a journey to a higher-paid destination.
This article by McKinsey highlights that in a year marked by crisis and uncertainty, corporate America is at a crossroads. The choices companies make today will have consequences on gender equality for decades to come.
This report by Brookings examines the way automation and other forms of IT have affected the steady decline in the fraction of the population working in middle-waged jobs.