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The rise of the gig economy

This report from Ius Laboris offers an international perspective on employment in the gig economy.

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Skill shift: automation and the future of the workforce

This report from McKinsey looks the key skills of today and the future and examines the implications of shifting skill requirements on organisations and workers.

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Human Capital: Disruption, opportunity and resilience in London's workforce

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.

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Pathways to universal basic income: the case for a universal basic opportunity fund

The RSA put forward a proposition of the creation of a Universal Basic Opportunity Fund as a way to address the problem of economic insecurity. 

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Managing automation: employment, inequality and ethics in the digital age

This discussion paper from IPPR argues that public policy should seek to accelerate automation to reap the productivity benefits, while building new institutions to ensure the dividends of technological change are broadly shared. 

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Will robots really steal our jobs?

PwC provides an international analysis of the potential long term impact of automation in this report.

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Thriving, striving, or just about surviving?

The RSA set out seven portraits of economic security and modern work in the UK in this report. 

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Counting the hours

Stephen Clarke and George Bangham of the Resolution Foundation investigate the idea  that the UK is experiencing a 'hollowing' out of the pay distribution as offshoring and automation diminish the number of mid-paid jobs. 

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Working together - CBI/Pertemps employment trends survey 2017

This report from CBI and Pertemps shares the findings of a survey of businesses in the UK, looking at the employment trends of the future. 

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Future of work commission

This Future of Work Commission report, launched by Labour MP Tom Watson, delves into how the UK can deal with the new technological revolution. 

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