Labour market

Labour market

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  • Fragmentation
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Belgique: La digitalisation aura un impact positif sur l'emploi

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Metro (03.05.2018) Les nouvelles technologies auront un effet bénéfique sur l’emploi d’après un employeur belge sur quatre, selon l’étude « Révolution des Compétences 2.0 » publiée par ManpowerGroup. Par ailleurs, 66 % des employeurs belges prévoient de maintenir leurs effectifs au cours des deux prochaines années face à la digitalisation.

Regions / Country
belgium
Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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ADB study: government action needed to ensure Asia’s workforce benefit from new technologies |

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OpenGovAsia (12.04.2018) To ensure that everyone can benefit from new technologies, policymakers will need to pursue education reforms that promote lifelong learning, maintain labour market flexibility, strengthen social protection systems, and reduce income inequality, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) issued its latest report yesterday on the impact of technological advances on labour markets in Asia.

Regions / Country
Asia
Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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Schweiz: Mitarbeiter 4.0: Startklar für die digitale Welt

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myjob (09.04.2018) Vor dem Hintergrund der Digitalisierung kommt es in der Arbeitswelt zu einem tief greifenden Wandel, der Unternehmen wie Mitarbeiter gleichermassen betrifft. Für beide gilt: Wer morgen noch erfolgreich sein will, muss umdenken. So hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren die Einstellung junger Menschen zur Arbeit grundlegend verändert

 

 

Regions / Country
switzerland
Topics
Employment of young workers
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Societal Impact
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La Suisse cherche un statut pour les chauffeurs d’Uber

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Le Temps (22.03.2018) La plateforme de transport se dit prête à améliorer la couverture sociale de ses utilisateurs-chauffeurs. Le SECO considère qu’ils sont des employés, alors que le Conseil fédéral envisage un statut hybride, entre salariés et indépendants

Regions / Country
switzerland
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
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Digital economy and automation to impact Malaysian labour market

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Digital News Asia (18.03.2018) Individuals at all levels will need to actively develop their skills and stay relevant. Many sectors being reshaped by technology, creating new roles and different demands

 

Regions / Country
malaysia
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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How migration data can deliver real-life benefits for migrants and governments

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mckinsey.com (January 2018) As countries have joined together on a path toward increased cooperation and action on migration, investment in data will be crucial for its success.

Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Big Data
Document Type

[Analyse] Dans 20 ans, les robots feront le sale boulot

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Le Temps (18.03.2018) Ces prochaines années, les robots vont prendre une place considérable dans un monde du travail bouleversé. «Le Temps» a sondé trois experts, qui imaginent chacun à leur façon un nouveau paradigme qui questionne notre relation à l’emploi

Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Economic impact
Labour market
Societal Impact
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Australia’s creative economy: Is freelance the way of the future

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heraldsun.com.au ( 29.05.2017) Freelance has long been regarded as a dirty word. For years, the very idea of flying solo has struck fear into the minds of nine-to-five professionals, for whom survival is dependent on a full-time income and four weeks of annual forced-leave-at-Christmas benefits. But technology-fuelled digital disruption is starting to change the shape of the Australian workforce.

Regions / Country
australia
Global challenges
Topics
Employment policies
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
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Bangladesh Introduces New Digital Labor Inspection App in Effort to Improve Working Conditions

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sourcingjournalonline (08.03.2018) The Bangladeshi labor inspectorate has gone digital with the launch of a new Labour Inspection Management Application (LIMA). It marks a major move in improving the working conditions for all workers in industrial sectors in Bangladesh as, according to the country’s government, it will upgrade the collection, storage and analysis of data collected during labor inspections. The app was officially introduced this week by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Regions / Country
bangladesh
Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
Service delivery
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Work 4.0 – opportunities and risks

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EurActiv (02.03.2018) Digitisation is on everyone’s lips and it will change the working world in the next couple of years. For employers, this poses a range of risks – but could also create some opportunities, as a recent analysis shows. EURACTIV Germany reports. Up to 60% of today’s jobs can potentially be replaced by computers or robots through digitisation, studies say. At the same time, numerous new jobs are being created in the digital industry.

Regions / Country
Europe
Global challenges
Topics
Employment policies
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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