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Changes in the Nature of Work - Coggle Diagram
Changes in the Nature of Work
Work-life balance
Flexible working conditions
An employee may view exibility as providing her or him with an opportunity to rearrange work hours to better suit lifestyle and family commitments
An employer may see flexibility as the introduction of longer shifts or the scrapping of penalty rates for weekend work
More
‘family friendly’
workplace practices to motivate and retain skilled staff.
Availability of Jobs
The majority of jobs have switched from primary to secondary and finally
tertiary industry
.
Service industries have recently
grown
substantially: property and business services, culture and recreational services, personal and other services, health and community services, education, transport and communication, trade and finance, etc
Job Security
Job security is the likelihood that an employee will keep his or her job, and not face unemployment either through being made redundant or dismissed.
In the past 20 years, employees have faced continuing employment cutbacks, automation,downsizing, increased competition from imports and non-unionised domestic companies.
Career Length
In Australia the national average tenure in a job is
3.3 years
.
Recent
lowered length in careers
throughout GenY, GenZ and GenAlpha
a lack of opportunity to change jobs
security
convenience
feeling valued in a role
liking the people they work with
a faster commute
the need to build/consolidate superannuation
Social, economic, career-related, workplace inclusion/exclusion, bullying or personal reasons.
The Impact of Technology
The information revolution
Checking emails and SMS messages during downtime, such as when commuting or holidaying- extending the working day.
Blurred lines between their
personal lives
and their
work lives
through the digital footprint
An unprecedented invasion of personal time, which has a negative effect on
work–life balance
Globalisation
The process of businesses or other organisations developing international presence or starting to operate on an international scale.
Globalisation increases ease in operations, reduces costs for consumers and assists with international trade success.