The UK labour market has changed profoundly over the past decade. The introduction of the National Living Wage, the rise of the gig economy and the legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic have prompted changes to the way we work. Further changes lie ahead too – from new employment rights protections to growing questions over the impacts of AI on jobs. And yet beneath all this change some aspects of the labour market – including many of its challenges like inactivity, low productivity and weak dynamism – feel remarkably similar to a decade ago. Has a wider disengagement with work contributed to increased levels of inactivity? Has what people value in their jobs – and how hard they are willing to work – shifted in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and could this help explain weak productivity growth? How far can attitudes to work help to explain the lack of dynamism in the economy? And how worried are workers about their jobs being displaced by AI? The Resolution Foundation is hosting an in-person and interactive webinar to debate and answer these questions. Following a presentation of key findings from the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) Survey, an expert panel will discuss how and why attitudes to work have changed over the past 10 years, and what these might mean for the UK labour market today and in the years ahead. The event will be open for people to physically attend, alongside being broadcast via YouTube and the Resolution Foundation website. Viewers will be able to submit questions to the panel before and during the event via Slido.
