What is the future of work?

In recent years, we've seen accelerated change in the way we work. Hybrid working is now the expectation and remote working is more common than ever before. AI is an everyday tool in the workplace and advances in technology are keeping us connected. Workplaces need to be more flexible and designed for community-building. The future of work asks: where do we go from here?

How the future of work will evolve is uncertain. But it's clear that further change, driven by both human factors and technology, is on the horizon. How will we work in the future? From where? Who (or what?) will do the work? And what are the legal implications of these changes?

On the horizon

The conversations we can support your business with include:

  • establishing new working relationships with employees
  • employee retention, attracting the right talent, and recruiting and retaining the older workforce.
  • new, creative models of working and associated risk assessments, employment contracts and technology systems
  • the risks, benefits and uses of AI in the workplace
  • balancing the social and environmental aspects of the ESG equation to meet emission obligations and attract the best talent
  • reducing carbon emissions and planning for 'carbon optimum' under hybrid working
  • evaluating real estate portfolios and contracts
  • tax liabilities of hybrid and remote working across borders
  • changing occupations, the role of technology, and reskilling and retraining your workforce

Our future of work lawyers

Thriving in the face of change in the way we work requires input from specialist lawyers who understand the issues involved. Composed of experts from our international network, our specialist team has all the knowledge and insight your business needs to prepare and evolve. We will partner with you on this journey, combining our legal expertise with market intelligence and sector insight to help you make the most of the opportunities that lie ahead.

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How we've helped our clients

Covid-19 health and safety

Advising ITV on health and safety issues for recommencing production following the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.

New working models

Advising clients, across sectors, in respect of 'return to work' employment and health and safety issues and implementing 'To Agility and Beyond' programmes including advising on the set up of new working models.

Hybrid working

Advising clients in respect of contract of employment and policy revisions to reflect hybrid working.

Employment in tech

Advising a large tech client in respect of employment status issues.

Business protection programmes

Implementing business protection programmes to protect clients from potential data breach and confidentiality issues in light of new working models.

Data breach

Advising in respect of a high risk data breach and follow up actions.

Health data privacy

Advising in respect of privacy law compliance in relation to processing of COVID-19 health related data.

Buy and build strategy

Advising groups of investors on buy and build strategies relating to combining traditional staffing and recruitment companies with technologies that will allow greater automation and  improve profitability.

IT training platform

Advising online IT training platform for young people from under-privileged backgrounds on methods of retaining the trained talent and then hiring out to clients as a retained talent pool after completion of training.

Start-up strategy

Advising thirty start up online staffing platforms on strategic issues relating  to how they should charge and the commercial and contractual models which will best minimise regulatory and tax risk.

Vacancy filling software

Advising three recruitment companies in respect of vacancy filling software.

Covid-19 health and safety

Advising ITV on health and safety issues for recommencing production following the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.

New working models

Advising clients, across sectors, in respect of 'return to work' employment and health and safety issues and implementing 'To Agility and Beyond' programmes including advising on the set up of new working models.

Hybrid working

Advising clients in respect of contract of employment and policy revisions to reflect hybrid working.

Employment in tech

Advising a large tech client in respect of employment status issues.

Business protection programmes

Implementing business protection programmes to protect clients from potential data breach and confidentiality issues in light of new working models.

Data breach

Advising in respect of a high risk data breach and follow up actions.

Health data privacy

Advising in respect of privacy law compliance in relation to processing of COVID-19 health related data.

Buy and build strategy

Advising groups of investors on buy and build strategies relating to combining traditional staffing and recruitment companies with technologies that will allow greater automation and  improve profitability.

IT training platform

Advising online IT training platform for young people from under-privileged backgrounds on methods of retaining the trained talent and then hiring out to clients as a retained talent pool after completion of training.

Start-up strategy

Advising thirty start up online staffing platforms on strategic issues relating  to how they should charge and the commercial and contractual models which will best minimise regulatory and tax risk.

Vacancy filling software

Advising three recruitment companies in respect of vacancy filling software.

Our predictions for the future of work

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Future of work resources

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