This report from Accenture explores what people need to be healthy and productive as we enter a new era of work. The data shows that despite 83% of workers around the globe preferring a hybrid work model, businesses are still investing in the onsite work environment. The report emphasises that by asking the right questions, leaders can create more human-centric models of work today that will support business success in the future.
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This new report by the Institute for Gender and the Economy looks at how remote work can impact the pursuit of equality. It finds that remote and hybrid work models have been associated with career penalties, work-family conflict, higher stress and other mental health challenges – particularly for those who already experience inequality - and sets out some key implications for the future of work.
According to McKinsey, women leaders are switching jobs at the highest rate we’ve ever seen. Their new research suggests we are in a ‘great breakup’ with women demanding more from work and leaving companies in unprecedented numbers to get it. If companies don’t act, they risk losing not only their current women leaders, but the next generation as well.
This special report looks at the issue of trust in the workplace and finds that employers have emerged as an anchor of trust and stability. 78% of employees see their workplace as a safe space for debate and turn to it as a primary source of community, before their neighbours and religious organisations. Edelman argues that this gives rise to a new employer mandate – to leverage the powerful force of employees to restore societal trust from the inside out.
The OECD’s 2022 Skills for Jobs Database analyses data from 43 OECD countries, showing where gaps are emerging between skill supply and demand and providing country-level information for a wide range of skill categories, including cognitive, social and physical skills.
This report from Vitality in collaboration with CBI Economics analyses data from 352 business leaders and over 2,000 office workers to examine the impact hybrid working is having on employee health. Key findings suggest the workplace contract between employer and employee has fundamentally shifted, with 82% of workers believing their employers now have a greater responsibility to offer health and wellbeing support post-pandemic.
A new report by Benefex shows that employee expectations continue to rise in relation to every aspect of the employee experience, with 77% of employees reporting that their expectations of their employers have risen since the start of the pandemic. Expectations rose most significantly among employees under the age of 40, suggesting that younger employees are driving this change.
This new Edelman report focuses on the intersection of brand activism and Gen Z. In a social-first world, people are feeling an intense urgency for action that makes progress against the most pressing issues of our time — issues mounting in number, intensity, and seemingly on their doorstep, raising the stakes for brands to act. No generation feels this sense of responsibility and urgency more than Gen Z as they are fighting for their future. Their cultural impact wields tremendous influence over every other generation, not just in what we buy but in how we live and what we believe. As brands navigate the present and plan for the future, this new cascade of influence changes the way brands and business must operate.
The CIPD’s annual benchmark of job quality offering insights to improve working lives. This year’s report examines the impact of COVID-19 on job quality and reveals work-life balance, health and well-being, job security and the rising cost of living are key issues for workers.
The world of work is changing, adjusting to the lasting effects of the pandemic alongside longer-term, large scale drivers of change. One of the most pressing challenges for global employers is how to attract, retain and develop their people, with labour shortages now posing a big problem for businesses around the world.