No images? Click here Join us on September 9 for an insightful discussion with the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship (BII+E) at Ryerson University where we will look at what employment might look like in 2030. In this session, Brookfield Institute will share research on how a wide range of complex trends from automation to climate change may intersect to impact the Canadian labour market in the next 10–15 years, and present select results from our occupational forecast and skill analysis. We will explore the occupations and industries projected to grow, the skills that emerged as foundational for the coming decade, and how these projected changes may affect different workers based on current employment. Finally, we will share actionable insights focused on what policymakers, program designers, researchers, and others can do to support current and new workers in remaining resilient and navigating the future of work. Share your Future of Work and Learning storyAs always, we’re looking for stories and examples of initiatives underway within the community to help workers and workplaces get ahead of Future of Work and Learning trends. Send us a summary of your story and we will select a few to be profiled in future newsletters and on social to bring to life the great things already happening in the community. The future of work is upon us Photo by Bruno Bergher on Unsplash Kathryn Kitchen, Head of HR for Manulife Canada, shares her thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many of the Future of Work & Learning trends we've been discussing over the last twelve months. How R+T Park tenants are putting employees first when planning their return to the officeIf there’s a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s in the multitude of ways our businesses and teams have worked together to keep employees and customers safe. In March, companies across Canada quickly pivoted to work from home. This took enormous effort from human resources to information technology–and every team in between. With the introduction of Phase 3 of Ontario’s reopening plan, tenants in the David Johnston Research + Technology Park are starting to have some of their teams return to the office. “I think people want to come back to that. But any office environment is going to have challenges,” said Andrea Loveridge, Senior Human Resources Business Partner at SAP. Ex-Plasticity Labs execs lead YMCA’s new workplace well-being programThe lines between work and home have been blurred by COVID-19. The YMCAs of Cambridge & Kitchener-Waterloo are extending their mission to improving individual health and well-being to the workplace. Their new program has some familiar leads– How the Legacy of the Pandemic Will Reshape the Future of WorkOne of the most discussed trends with coalition partners is work from home. From tech to government to academia, organizations changed the way they worked overnight. Entrepreneur Magazine looks at how this trend will continue to shape the way we work and learn. |