Workforce of the future
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How should the concept of labour be updated for the new economy? What key traits would be most critical for a future-ready workforce?
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How should the concept of labour be updated for the new economy? What key traits would be most critical for a future-ready workforce?
Karl Hamann CEO, Singapore | Asia QBE
The new economy has created new types of employment, including gig workers who contribute to the sharing economy through casual short-term or freelance contracts. The huge growth in the number of shared services today means that governments should be expecting larger portions of workers to be employed in this way, which could force us to consider how the safety net of employment laws can account for these people as well. With technological disruption now a mainstay across industries and posing a multitude of unprecedented changes, adaptability and thoroughness are needed to ensure that no worker - in any capacity of employment - falls through the cracks or gets left behind.
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