A new book published by Franco Angeli entitled Basta chiacchiere! Un nuovo mondo del lavoro (Enough Talk! A new world of work) identifies the key challenges that every business sector is facing in the wake of the pandemic, from agile work to the need for new models and improved labour protection. We take a closer look with Luca Solari, Professor of Organisation Theory at Milan University.
Future of Work
Online platforms will enable remote meetings in virtual workspaces with almost no latency. And employment contracts will need some adjustment to allow for continued education
We will make it despite everything. Journalist Ferruccio De Bortoli is certain that the title of one of his latest books is true.
LinkedIn’s latest insights on labour market trends: The number of sustainability professionals has increased by 13%. The demand for green jobs in Europe has grown 49% over the last year . And Milan ranks in the world’s top ten
This new role was first introduced during the lockdown by the regional administration of Veneto on May 12
In the words of the Director of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD: To recover from the crisis post Covid, we have to build fairer labour markets and focus on the new generations.
The country’s main concern is how to increase productivity and improve skills. The implementation of active policies and a greater focus on female participation in the labour market are also planned
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Curiosity, organisation skills, flexibility, local knowledge and a gift for storytelling: these are the skills of the trade. Then, today more than ever, explains Pierpaolo Di Nardo, a pioneer in the sector, you also have to be a bit of a psychologist with your clients.
A management and organisation model founded on trust rather than control reduces inefficiencies and stimulates growth and innovation. Applying the model to all jobs, not just the creative’ or smart’ ones, is the real challenge to kick-start recovery, explains economist Vittorio Pelligra.
From Great Britain to Italy, proposals are being made to reduce working hours to combat the labour crisis and redistribute work. What’s the best way forward?
Airbnb, Uber, WeWork & the largest companies in the sharing economy have been badly hit by Covid-19. Has the sharing economy reached the end of the line? We asked Marta Mainieri, founder of Collaboriamo.org and curator of Sharitaly
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.