Work is moving away from the 20th century model of 9-to-5, 40 hours per week and toward more fluid ideas about work and employment structures. Flexibility is rearranging the shape of conventional jobs. The "gig economy" is going further, developing new models of working beyond the boundaries of the traditional job.
Recognising that jobs and livelihoods are being transformed in every region, this report presents an overview and evaluation of thinking about the future of work as well as consideration of four broad themes: software and robotics; flexible and freelance work; workers in lower-income countries and new structures that are being proposed to help ensure a positive future for workers.