MLS Professional Services
The Future of Work
The creep of Artificial Intelligence, adverse policy interventions and increasing ill health, along with the legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic are contributing factors in terms of the impact on the labour market.
Recently, the UK Prime Minister has introduced policy changes that will force people of working age to seek employment, where they have previously been dependent on the welfare state. At the same time, some of the support that had been in place to support this transition has been removed.
There will be a myriad of issues arising from this, which we will explore in this workshop. This includes how willing and how prepared employers are for welcoming long term sick and disabled people into their workplaces, the opportunities available for people requiring flexible work (which also extends to people with caring responsibilities), and the realities of being able to financially support oneself and one’s family on an entry-level wage in the current cost-of-living crisis.
We will look at the support going forward for jobseekers who will soon be in this position, and for employers who are yet to consider what is on the horizon.
But we will broaden our outlook on the jobs market beyond the current situation.
Using concepts from Doughnut Economics, Circular Economy and Wellbeing Economy (and Purpose Economy), we will look at the types of jobs currently on offer, and the kinds of work is likely to emerge in the near future, in response to a changing world where there are calls for decent and meaningful work.
Recently, the UK Prime Minister has introduced policy changes that will force people of working age to seek employment, where they have previously been dependent on the welfare state. At the same time, some of the support that had been in place to support this transition has been removed.
There will be a myriad of issues arising from this, which we will explore in this workshop. This includes how willing and how prepared employers are for welcoming long term sick and disabled people into their workplaces, the opportunities available for people requiring flexible work (which also extends to people with caring responsibilities), and the realities of being able to financially support oneself and one’s family on an entry-level wage in the current cost-of-living crisis.
We will look at the support going forward for jobseekers who will soon be in this position, and for employers who are yet to consider what is on the horizon.
But we will broaden our outlook on the jobs market beyond the current situation.
Using concepts from Doughnut Economics, Circular Economy and Wellbeing Economy (and Purpose Economy), we will look at the types of jobs currently on offer, and the kinds of work is likely to emerge in the near future, in response to a changing world where there are calls for decent and meaningful work.
