Key trends in workspace strategy and change
1.Furniture that encourages movement
2.Chameleon Furniture : Adapting space to talk
3.Degrees of separation : space for teamwork focus and retreat
4.Employee feedback for workspace change
5.Design for different needs and values
Atypical contracts
Zero-hours contracts can offer flexibility
but there are also deep-rooted problems:
“there may be a significant loss of trust in the
employment relationship, characterised by a
sense of power imbalance.”
Quality of work is an issue: this often
comes down to “how atypical employees are
managed in the workplace in practice and
how concerns are addressed.”
The impact on society and the economy
are likely to be profound: “atypical workers
will mostly be earning low wages, not paying
very much tax or national insurance and not
spending very much.”