The Impact of Digital Technologies on an

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The Impact of Digital Technologies on an organisation 2.6 How is the world of work changing? The world of work is changing rapidly due to economic and technological changes. The jobs that are available today and how people work are totally different form how your grandparents worked. These changes are continuing and will have a huge effect on the types of work your own grandchildren will have to do. The main trends currently driving change in the world are: Global competition Intense global competition among businesses is forcing them to constantly seek ways to cut their costs. They are doing this in a number of ways: Businesses are moving labour intensive work to countries such as India where wages and other business costs are lower. Outsourcing occurs when a business pays outside firms to do specialist work. Apple outsource some of their production to Asia. Governments in many countries are also outsourcing more public services e.g. the Government has employed a private business to provide job seeking support to the unemployed. Businesses are reorganising their workplaces and reducing employee numbers using more automation and robotics. B) Technological innovations New ways of working are possible as advances in internet and communications technologies mean that people can work online from home or when travelling. E-Working refers to working from home for at least part of the week and using the internet to communicate with colleagues. Low skilled jobs are becoming fewer – boxes in Butlers Chocolates made by a robot New jobs are becoming available for people with specialist skills in growing areas such as information and communications technologies. c) Environmental pressures Demand for green jobs is rising in areas such as renewable energy, pollution control and recycling. More environmentally friendly. d) Life spans A longer working life is more common. People are retiring later. This is partially because of longer life expectancies but also because pensions and savings are often inadequate to meet financial needs and so people have to work longer. Effects of these changes on the workplace are: Less secure employment and fewer permanent jobs for life. More transferable skills are needed by employees . Transferable skills are useful skills that you can take with you from one job to another. Self employment and entrepreneurship is growing. People are working longer and there are additional older people in the workforce. What are digital technologies? Digital technologies refers to the