The International Labour Organization’s recent report reveals a complex global employment scenario; with an extra two million workers expected to be looking for jobs in 2024, the global unemployment rate is set to increase, yet growing inequalities and stagnant productivity persist and are causes for concern.
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Fragomen’s recent report examines the impact of varying immigration policies on skills and labour shortages, demographic challenges and ongoing economic hardships, and offers a roadmap for employers to maximise opportunities while minimising risk. The report notes that the results of key national elections around the world in 2024 will illuminate whether governments bring about immigration policies to further alleviate worker and skills shortages, or if they will instead choose to protect their domestic workforces.
This report from the CIPD reviews the position in the UK after the end of the free movement of labour and the introduction of the points-based immigration system. The report examines employers’ responses on several key issues, including hiring practices of migrant workers, workforce nationality breakdowns, and whether the system is addressing skills and labour market shortages.
This report from the CIPD analyses data from more than 2,000 employers and explores the skills and labour shortages facing the UK, most notably in hospitality, health and social care and manufacturing. The report provides key recommendations for the UK government and employers to tackle these issues.
This analysis by Centre for London of London’s workforce reveals which jobs and businesses will be most affected by automation, migration and wage pressures, and where new opportunities may arise for London.
This report from Barclays analyses the wide-ranging impacts of technological advancement on how people work today, and possibly will work in the future.
This policy brief on the future of work from the OECD looks at the risk of job automation in OECD countries.
PwC provides an international analysis of the potential long term impact of automation in this report.
Centre for cities offer their annual health check of the 63 largest cities in the UK, with a focus on the impact of increasing automation.
In this report, the Institute for Public Policy Research look at how public policy should seek to accelerate automation and how this could lead to productivity benefits. It sets out five propositions for how this could be achieved.