The workforce

In the second of our Visions of Britain 2020 reports we look at what the worker of 2020 could look like and how the working environment will need to adapt to meet the needs of these new emerging workers.

Our findings identified a number of stark changes between the workforce of today and that of 2020. We looked at the workplace of the future through the eyes of three groups: those over 55, new graduates and the ‘sandwich generation’ who are struggling to balance the dual demands of young children and ageing parents.

We believe these three groups will face some of the biggest challenges in the workplace of the future. But in this new decade, we believe we will have more freedom than ever before to shape our own destinies for the better.

We hope the fascinating insights within ‘Visions of Britain 2020’ will help guide you in these choices.

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  • 1

    Chapter 1

    A view from Friends Provident

    A word from Trevor Matthews, CEO, Friends Provident.

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    Chapter 2

    Foreword from Future Foundation

    A word from Barry Clark, author of Visions of Britain 2020

  • 3

    Chapter 3

    Executive summary

    An introduction to the second report in the Visions of Britain 2020 series.

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    Chapter 4

    The changing face of the workforce

    The workforce of 2020 will be split into three groups - graduates, the sandwich generation and older workers.

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    Chapter 5

    Flexible working is not the holy grail

    Our report findings show that it is wrong to perceive flexible working as a complete solution to the delicate act of balancing work and life.

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    Chapter 6

    Rewarding work

    The most important rewards are not financial.

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    Chapter 7

    Productivity

    The corporate desire to measure everything will not help in the development of knowledge and ideas.

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    Chapter 8

    Conclusions

    The workforce of 2020 will look starkly different to that of today - with changing demographics meaning new rules, processes and ways of working that will affect us all.