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5TH DEC 2008
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Today's students warned that the world of work will change significantly by the time they are earning a wage. What does the future hold for the office and the way we will work in the years to come?
A new report looks at how our working lives could change by 2016 and the preparations students will have to make to adjust to new ways of working and living. Will we all be working from home in 10 years time and if so will we have more time for our personal lives? Or will tomorrow's workers be working longer and harder than ever before for less reward?
The only certainty is that British workplace is likely to change out of all recognition in the next 10 years. People may be forced to work from home due to a combination of green taxation and high oil prices, which means that travelling to the office is no longer feasible according to the Orange Future Enterprise Coalition report.
There may not even be an office at all as the spiraling cost of city centre offices means businesses can no longer justify a central workplace. But do people need the interaction with their colleagues and the social side of working in an office?
The winners in this brave new world will be mothers, older workers and those with physical disabilities who will benefit from the combination of home working and flexitime. A boost to local economies and an increased sense of community will be further positive outcomes as people spend more time closer to home. However this home workforce will create knock-on problems, particularly regarding employment law.
The principal issue will be that standards and working conditions for employees dispersed across the country and in their own homes will be hard to enforce. If working from home goes out of fashion then companies are likely to play safe and get back to basics.
Businesses will be forced to crack down on employees and draw clear lines between work and personal time, meaning people will not be able to use the office to organise their private lives.
Many people will find hard to adapt to these stricter rules that mean they are no longer able to access personal emails or IT at work. The worker backlash from this scenario means companies should be braced for a high turnover of staff.
Even those who are extremely mobile (couriers, repair men, high-level consultants) follow schedules designating where they have to be, and when.
For more on how our working lives are to change listen to Charles Leadbetter, one of the world’s leading authorities on innovation and creativity in organiszations and Robert Ainger founder member of Orange Future Enterprise Coalition as they share their views on future ways of working by clicking on THIS LINK
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