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London
14 October 2024
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Wellbeing at Work Summit South Africa 2024,
Johannesburg, Cape Town and Online
22 October 2024
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Designer's Urban Retreat,
London
26 October 2024
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CoreNet Summit - PEOPLE POWER: FUELING HUMAN CONNECTIONS,
Washington DC
01 November 2024
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Dubai Design Week,
Dubai
05 November 2024
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Smart Workspace Design Summit,
Amsterdam
05 November 2024
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ESG Summit: Exploring climate, costs and choices,
London
05 November 2024
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CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition,
Manchester
06 November 2024
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August 20, 2021
Gig economy could lead to a labour shortage…but better off workers
by John Colley • Comment, Flexible working, Workplace
The long-term impact of COVID-19 on the economy (and the gig economy) will not be clear for some time. But in the UK, the easing of pandemic related restrictions has coincided with significant labour shortages and the driving up of wages. Statistics show that wages have risen 7.4 percent in the past year, and the number of job vacancies has continued to rise (up to 953,000 in July 2021). Those vacancies have appeared amid continued travel restrictions from abroad, and the prolonged furlough scheme, which is keeping over 1 million people tied to employers that don’t have work available for them. More →