Jo Taylor, RPO Operations Director for Talent Solution hosted a session assessing through data and the latest trends the future of the UK workplace. Jo was joined by guest speaker Matt Alder – a consultant in HR technology, recruitment marketing and employer branding, and the host of The Recruiting Future Podcast, the world’s leading podcast on talent acquisition.

A Statement of Work (SoW) is a contractual document that provides a description of a project’s requirements, such as the scope of work, deliverables, timelines and payment terms. It’s a tool that enables organisations and employees to ensure that the agreed-upon services within the SoW are being completed on time and on budget.

The UK Government’s ambitious ‘Project Gigabit’ aims for a minimum of 85% of households and businesses – that’s 30 million premises in the hardest-to-reach 20% of the country – to have access to gigabit broadband by the end of 2025.

Having a comprehensive workforce career management strategy, providing career development and learning opportunities enhances workforce agility, is quickly being recognised as a key strategic focus for organisations across the globe.

For over 55 years, the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS) has asked employers across the globe how they anticipate hiring to change at their organisation in the next quarter. For the Q3 2021 survey, we interviewed a representative sample of 1,764 employers in the UK and over 45,000 employers in 43 countries and territories globally. Although the results are, unsurprisingly, heavily influenced by the pandemic, there’s plenty to be optimistic about.

The traditional ‘9 to 5’ working day in an office setting is increasingly becoming a thing of the past. This is due to the sharp rise of the gig economy – whereby workers are earning income outside of traditional, long-term, employer-employee relationships – which has seen exponential global growth since the beginning of the pandemic.

Careers are changing, and career mobility has never been more important. 60% of employees are considering a career change as a direct consequence of the pandemic. 32% of roles are predicted to see significant change due to digitisation. And almost 50% of organisations expect to alter the configuration of their workforce to address the changed way in which we now work.