Trendwatch: New Labour

Vicki Loomes

This short article examines the trend of new labour in the 21st century through the breakdown of traditional boundaries between work and life, brought about by new technology.

Trendwatch: New Labour

Vicki LoomesTrendwatchine.com

Back in 1930, John Maynard Keynes argued that in the early 21 st century, new technologies would make us so productive that we'd only need to be at our jobs two days out of seven. Chances are, you're yet to enjoy a 15-hour workweek.

Perhaps the Fourth Industrial Revolution - characterised by artificial intelligence, 3D printing and automation - may herald (for many of us) the End of Work. In the meantime, though, a convergence of social and technological changes is already transforming employment and reimaging the 'job' -everything from what it consists of,...

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