TMJC GP InfoPack The Future of Work Package (JC1 2023)

GP @ TMJC 1 The Future of Work Tampines Meridian Junior College JC1 General Paper 2023 Table of Contents Reading Set 1 (Changing Workplace Trends) P. 3 – 10 Reading Set 2 (Changing Economic Realities) P. 11 – 25 Reading Set 3 (Demographic Shifts) P. 26 – 34 Relevant Essay Questions P. 34 Changing Work Trends & Impacts on Society Talent Wars Artificial Intelligence An Ageing Society The Gig Economy

GP @ TMJC 2 ● An Overview ● Unit Title: The Future of Work Inquiry question: What is the future of work? Unit Strand 1: Changing Workplace Trends Unit Strand 2: Changing economic realities Unit Strand 3: Demographic shifts Conceptual lens: Change & Balance Conceptual lens: Change & Balance Conceptual lens: Change & Balance Concepts: Disruption, Innovation, Quality of Life Concepts: Disruption, Innovation, Quality of Life Concepts: Quality of Life, Sustainability, Competition, Social Cohesion Topics: Remote working Work-life balance Equality Topics: Gig economy Upskilling for workers in traditional economies Topics: Migration Ageing population Talent wars Generalisation: Generalisation: Generalisation:

GP @ TMJC 3 Inquiry Question: What is the Future of Work? At the end of this section, students should be able to: Understand changing workplace trends and evaluate its impacts on the businesses and workers. ● Changing Workplace Trends ● Article 1: Future Of Work: The 5 Biggest Workplace Trends In 2022 Forbes, Nov 22, 2021,12:04am EST Much has been written about the huge changes in our working lives during the past two years – driven of course by necessity and concerns for safety. In 2022, the pandemic is very much still a fact of life for many of us. However, it is fair to say that we’ve learned to adapt to new behavioural patterns and expectations as we do our jobs. If we are among the millions of “knowledge workers” who find ourselves with more freedom to choose when and where we work, then hopefully, we are making the most of the opportunity to strike a better balance between home and working life. These are the 5 Biggest Workplace Trends In 2022 Hybrid working When it comes to where we work, there will continue to be three main models – centralized workplaces, decentralized remote organizations, and the hybrid “best of both worlds” approach. What is likely to change in 2022 is that it’s more likely that we, as workers, will have the choice rather than being forced to align with whatever model your organization has chosen out of necessity. Organizations are clearly undergoing a change in their relationship with the idea of a centralized workplace. At the height of the pandemic in 2020, 69% of large companies expected an overall decrease in the amount of office space they would be using, according to research by KPMG. Hybrid structur