The world of work is undergoing profound and extensive disruption. Large-scale trends are transforming work, workforces and workplaces. The legacy of the pandemic has combined with a tense economic and social landscape, presenting businesses with significant challenges. How can businesses best navigate this increasingly complex environment? And, if you are in HR and have people responsibilities, what are the key strategic issues and areas of priority action for 2024 and beyond?
As the working landscape continues to shift rapidly in response to world events, this comprehensive new Report provides a timely and important assessment of the key issues and challenges of the day that will impact on the world of work for years to come.
Since the world emerged from the Covid pandemic, economies in richer nations such as the UK have faced skills shortages. A range of converging factors have resulted in many sectors experiencing too few workers for the available jobs. This report considers whether this situation is likely to improve in the longer-term. Looking ahead to 2050, the report explores whether a world of work with too few jobs or too few workers is likely to emerge.
One year on from the publication of our ‘Eight Drivers of Change – the future of work’ 2021 Report, the landscape of the world of work has altered significantly. Our new Report by James Davies, Partner at Lewis Silkin, reflects on the extent to which major events in the world, alongside evolving societal attitudes, advancing technologies and a shifting political landscape, have impacted on the key observations and themes identified in the 2021 Report. Importantly, the new Report looks forward to consider how the world of work will evolve in the years ahead and the implications for employers and their workforces.
As the working landscape continues to shift rapidly in response to world events, this comprehensive new Report provides a timely and important assessment of the key issues and challenges of the day that will impact on the world of work for years to come.
This second article of a two-part series explores what the future of work may hold for women in light of the impact of the pandemic and increasing automation in the labour market.
Advancements in AI, automation and the disruption caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic are combining with dramatically ageing populations. Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO of 20-first explores how these multiple parallel forces present risks and opportunities for age and gender balance in the workplace.
In this first article of a two part series, we explore the history of women in waged work through the ages and both the historic and current challenges faced by women in the workplace. Our second article will focus on what the future of work may hold for women in light of the pandemic and the effect of increasing automation on the labour market and women's working lives.
Madeleine Jephcott, Managing Practice Development Lawyer in Lewis Silkin LLP’s employment team, considers the drivers behind an ageing workforce, current and expected government policy in this area and how employers can take steps now to adapt to this ongoing trend.
This is part of a series of interviews in which a selection of HR leaders across a variety of sectors share their thoughts on the impact of past and anticipated future changes on their world of work.
We recently released a new report, written for the Future of Work Hub by Lewis Silkin LLP, which looks at the impact of megatrends such as globalisation, technology and changing demographics - on the world of work and the key implications for business.
This is the third in a series of articles produced for the Future of Work Hub by Lewis Silkin LLP looking at the importance of harnessing flexibility in the future world of work.
This article is the first in a series of articles by Lewis Silkin LLP which will look at the impact of three megatrends - globalisation, technology and changing demographics - on the world of work and the implications for business.
This is the second in a series of articles produced for the Future of Work Hub by Lewis Silkin LLP looking at how to deal with an ageing workforce.
This is the next in the series of interviews in which a selection of HR leaders across a variety of sectors share their thoughts on the impact of past and anticipated future changes on their world of work.
We speak to Sebastian Mynott, founder, Principal Molecular Ecologist and Chief Operations Officer at Applied Genomics Ltd about how he has harnessed tech and talent to create a sustainable future for Applied Genomics, and what he has learnt along the way.
In the context of an ageing workforce, this article, based on a study by Dr Ulrike Fasbender of the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and Mo Wang of the University of Florida, looks at how negative attitudes towards older workers can effect hiring decisions and makes suggestions on what organisations can do to tackle it.
Cathy Temple, Senior HRD at Oracle speaks to us about the anticipated future changes on her world of work as part of our ‘spotlight on’ series.
This is the fourth in a series of interviews in which a selection of HR leaders across a variety of sectors share their thoughts on the impact of past and anticipated future changes on their world of work.
This is the third in a series of interviews in which a selection of HR leaders across a variety of sectors share their thoughts on the impact of past and anticipated future changes on their world of work.
This is the second in a series of interviews in which a selection of HR leaders across a variety of sectors share their thoughts on the impact of past and anticipated future changes on their world of work.
This is the first in a series of interviews in which a selection of HR leaders across a variety of sectors share their thoughts on the impact of past and anticipated future changes on their world of work.
