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Education and Skills
Why skills - not degrees - will shape the future of work
The world of work is changing fast, and skills are becoming more prized than qualifications. How well companies adapt could define their future success.
SDI2020
Waste pickers are slipping through the cracks. Here's how we can support these essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
An estimated 20 million people work as waste pickers – and they're slipping through the cracks. Here's how we can support them in the short and long term.
COVID-19
The COVID Silver Linings Playbook
COVID-19 has exposed silver linings - from medical innovation, global collaboration and greater emphasis on work-life balance, writes economist Mohamed A. El-Erian.
COVID-19
A lot of Brits kept working while they were on furlough. Why?
The British furlough scheme paid up to 80% of an employee's salary - but until 1 July, you weren't supposed to work. Many did though.
United States
Here's how immigrants have boosted the U.S. economy
A new study finds that while immigrants make up roughly 15% of workers in the United States, they are 80% more likely to become entrepreneurs.
Japan
Guilt is fuelling Japan’s gender gap – Here are 3 ways we can stop it
Women rather than men often face greater responsibility and guilt for being neither the ideal mother nor the ideal employee, according to an IMF Working Paper.
Workforce and Employment
Rude work emails are bad for your health and on the rise - here's what you need to know
In 1998, one-fourth of employees polled said they were treated rudely at least once a week. By 2016 that figure had risen to 62%.
COVID-19
Social entrepreneurs and COVID-19: stories from the frontline
Social entrepreneurs are on the pandemic's frontline, and have been hit hard themselves – which is why a new alliance is helping them weather this storm.
COVID-19
What’s it like to be unemployed during the pandemic? One New Yorker shares his story
Jay Fairbrother is a 38-year-old out of work accountant from New York. He shares his experience of being unemployed during the pandemic as well as his fears for the future.
Workforce and Employment
Have we just stumbled on the biggest productivity increase of the century?
According to Marchetti's Law, the average worker spends an hour on commuting every working day, a figure which has remained stable since Neolithic times.
COVID-19
From office politics to impressing your boss: What is it really like to join a company remotely?
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unique challenges for the onboarding process as thousands of people have been joining companies remotely.
Workforce and Employment
US perceptions of workplace safety have never been so low - poll
Workers are reporting feeling unsatisfied with their physical safety at work in the United States, according to data from the Gallup Poll Social Series.
COVID-19
Remote working is here to stay – but that doesn’t mean the end of offices or city centres
Before the coronavirus pandemic, working from home was a luxury afforded to only 30% of white-collar workers, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
A short history of jobs and automation
We often think of the rise of automation as a modern trend – but throughout history waves of mechanization have changed people’s working lives.
COVID-19
6 tips on how to lead in COVID times
The business world is undergoing rapid and unprecedented change. Here are 6 ways leaders can help their staff adapt and thrive in this new age.