JRS2021
The future of work is here. Standards need to keep up.
Companies must respond to the new economic and social realities accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's how employers can ensure good work standards.
Future of Work
Building back broader: 6 steps to a global jobs recovery plan
Post-pandemic, economic growth is set to return, but the recovery will be uneven. We must build something better: an economy that provides opportunity for all.
Education, Skills and Learning
How COVID-19 is ending the stigma of online learning
In the post-COVID workplace, employers are revisiting candidate evaluation criteria and how online education can prepare students for the future of work.
Trade and Investment
G7 countries to back minimum global corporate tax and support economy
G7 finance ministers will vow to support their economies as they emerge from the pandemic and reach an 'ambitious' deal on a minimum global corporate tax, a draft communique reveals.
COVID-19
5 research-backed reasons working from home will stick
Working from home is expected to be a long-lasting trend that benefits employers and staff, but will hit spending in city centres, an NBER report shows.
Future of Work
6 things to know about the future of skills and workplace learning
A new LinkedIn Learning report looks at how workplace learning and development is changing. From top areas of focus to ‘secret weapons’ for skill building, this is what it found.
Future of Work
7 chief economists on how to solve the pandemic’s labour market paradox
Unemployment remains high – but some sectors with the most jobs lost now can’t find enough workers. How do we solve this paradox in the post-COVID economy?
JRS2021
What will a post-pandemic economy look like? Here's what chief economists expect
The World Economic Forum’s most-recent Chief Economists Survey show most expect a recovery of global GDP to its pre-COVID-19 level by the first half of 2022.
JRS2021
To protect jobs we have to protect people first
Values-driven small and growing businesses and social enterprises have demonstrated that they are central to the fabric of inclusion and resilience.
JRS2021
Home-office, HQ, hybrid or work-from-anywhere? This is what businesses are planning
The pandemic has seen office working life upended for the world’s 1.25 billion “knowledge workers”. As vaccination programmes are rolled out businesses are starting to redefine the future...
JRS2021
Gender equality, sustainability and social justice: A roadmap for recovery
COVID-19 has exacerbated gender inequalities, increased job losses and unpaid work. In response UN Women are launching a plan to aid a COVID-19 recovery.
JRS2021
How to make remote work in manufacturing a reality
The physical nature of the manufacturing industry has made the switch to remote work a challenge. Here's how to transition to remote work successfully.