Five key trends shaping the new world of work

-There is transformation happening in the world of work, both as a result of the pandemic, and underlying structural shifts.

-Companies are restructuring for efficiency, and recruiting for skills rather than potential, while talent is highly mobile.

-Digital skills are increasingly central to workers’ employability.

 
From the phenomenon of “quiet quitting” to the great resignation, the post-pandemic reluctance of workers to return for the office has been well documented. There are other changes happening as a result of the subsequent economic slowdown: employment offers have been rescinded amidst layoffs in technology companies often seen as beacons of growth, and a STEM skills shortage has led to calls for upskilling and re-skilling programmes in the workplace and a global scramble for talent. But many of the trends we are currently seeing in the world of work predate the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are five shifts that look set to endure:

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Πηγή: weforum.org