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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This report from Mercer examines the latest employment and migration statistics and the UK population and workforce in a pre and post-Brexit world in a bid to understand related business impacts.
This working paper from the Oxford Martin School examines the emergence of large numbers of centenarians, finding that the number of centenarians in Europe increased from around 57,000 in 2006 to almost 90,000 in 2011. By 2100 the number is expected to reach around 1.4 million in England and Wales alone. The report notes that this trend has fundamental consequences for the way in which individuals view and live these ever-extending lives, but also for the way in which societal infrastructures (education, workplaces, housing, transport, and health and social care) will need to be adapted to the needs of extreme-aged populations. More importantly, it underscores that our perceptions of old age will need a dramatic reappraisal.
Neurodiversity is, ultimately, a biological fact of the infinite variety of human neurocognition. Now, the same term ‘neurodiversity’ is also being used to represent a fast-growing sub-category of organisational diversity and inclusion that seeks to embrace and maximise the talents of people who think differently.
This report from McKinsey explores trends of slowing labour-productivity growth in the United States and Western Europe since the 1960s and further deceleration after the financial crisis to historic lows. The report sheds light on this productivity puzzle and outlines prospects for future growth by examining: (1) how micro patterns offer additional insight into the aggregate productivity slowdown; (2) why productivity growth is declining in advanced economies; (3) what a sector view reveals about the slowdown and outlook; and (4) how to capture the 2% or more productivity potential of advanced economies. The findings suggest that how strong the recovery is, will depend on the ability of companies and policy makers to unlock the benefits of digitisation and promote sustained growth. A dual focus on demand and digitisation could unleash a powerful new trend of rising productivity growth of at least 2% a year that drives prosperity across advanced economies for years to come.
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.
This report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies looks at the gender wage gap and analyses the key differences in the experiences of men and women at work.
The RSA set out seven portraits of economic security and modern work in the UK in this report.
The World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group look at eight possible visions of what the future of work might look like by 2030 in this white paper.