KPMG’s new report analyses data from over 4,000 employees from a cross-section of generations and explores employee perceptions on the future of work amid fast AI advancements, geopolitical instability, and a looming global recession. Key takeaways include workers’ lack awareness of, and confidence in, their firm’s technology strategies, with only 54% reporting their employer has adopted new technologies over the past three years.
The latest Ipsos Global Trends report covers 50 markets, 87% of the global economy and 70% of the global population, revealing that people are looking to brands and business – more so than government in most markets – to act on climate change.
This report from 50+ Choices Roundtable reveals that 72% of over-50s seek flexible work to achieve a better work-life balance, with many also having care responsibilities. With rates of home-working among over-50s rising from 10% in 2020 to 22.4% in 2023, the report sets out key recommendations for government and businesses to support greater flexible working for over-50s to help more people stay in meaningful work.
The CIPD’s latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook report reveals that the net employment balance – which measures the difference between employers expecting to increase staff levels in the next three months and those expecting to decrease staff levels – remains positive but has fallen to the lowest overall level since winter 2020/21. The report also confirms that decreasing staff levels will be high on the agenda in 2024, in response to higher wage costs and reduced profits in the private sector during the period of high inflation.
The world of work is undergoing profound and extensive disruption. Large-scale trends are transforming work, workforces and workplaces. The legacy of the pandemic has combined with a tense economic and social landscape, presenting businesses with significant challenges. How can businesses best navigate this increasingly complex environment? And, if you are in HR or have people responsibilities, what are the key strategic issues and areas of priority action for 2024 and beyond?
This report by the Inclusion Initiative at the London School of Economics, in collaboration with Protiviti, highlights the importance of bridging generational divides to improve workforce productivity.
This recent study by the Institute of Labor Economics introduces the ‘Individual Inclusiveness Inventory’, which captures what makes an individual inclusive of others at work. The report proposes a two-factor solution including ‘Belonging and Uniqueness’ and ‘Challenge and Openness’.
Randstad’s latest Workmonitor report surveyed over 27,000 workers in 34 markets globally, finding that employers need to rekindle connections with workers to understand their needs and desires. Work-life balance, flexibility, equity and skilling are now the driving force behind career decisions.
This report from the International Centre for Migration Policy Development examines various important dimensions and developments of migration, including the ‘coming of age’ of labour migration in Europe, which is expected to take on additional speed in 2024.
This report from WorkL analyses data from more than 300,000 employees across 60,000 organisations globally, reporting that 2023 was a challenging year for employers and employees alike.