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Browsing Future of the Workplace

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Technology

Stat: Why skill investment is lagging behind AI ambition in the workplace

Almost three-quarters (74%) of businesses say they are prioritising investment in technology, data and platforms over spending on workforce development, according to new research from UK-based law firm Lewis Silkin.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

Stat: Long-term sickness pushes British women out of the labour market

A May 2024 study conducted by Trades Union Congress (TUC) has highlighted a concerning trend of health-related work inactivity among British women, with 1.5m now out of work due to long-term sickness.

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Retail

Retail Staff Futures

There is a new chapter ahead for the retail workforce amid post-pandemic challenges, AI integration and consumers’ thirst for human connection.

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Diverging Demographics

Stat: Gen Z embrace freelance roles in response to AI and job insecurity

A survey by Fiverr, the freelancing jobs platform, reveals that Gen Z in Germany, France, the UK and the US are turning away from traditional nine-to-five jobs due to the uncertainties posed by AI and the fear of layoffs.

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Technology

Stat: Scoop report suggests flexible working fuels revenue growth

A ground-breaking US report released in October 2023 by hybrid work management start-up Scoop, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group, challenges the narrative about remote working policies and revenue growth.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

Stat: The great resignation could make a comeback in 2024

The Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey released in 2023 by PwC suggests employees are more likely to quit now than they were in 2022.

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Retail

Robot retail

UK – A new report suggests that retail is the industry that will lose the most workers to automation.

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Technology

Enforced isolation

The design of technology company offices is compounding the industry’s lack of diversity.

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Design

Standing room only: A workspace concept with no place to sit

Amsterdam – Experimental visual art and architecture studio RAAAF and visual artist Barbara Visser have envisaged an office environment with nowhere to sit in their new installation at art space Looiersgracht 60.