A new reportpublished by the ILO in August 2023 presents a global analysis of tasks and occupations implications to generative Artificial Intelligence.
According to the study, technology is likely to automate some tasks within an occupation while leaving time for other duties, as opposed to fully automating occupations.
This study disregards the widespread concern that such technology could lead to job displacement. Lost jobs and industries are only partially exposed to automation and will be augmented and not replaced by generative AI.
The Canadian government announced the launch of the new Recognised Employer Pilot (REP) programme in September 2023 to ease administrative burdens for Canadian companies to hire foreign workers for specific roles.
It will provide employers with simpler and more predictable access to labour and more flexibility for the labour market.
It includes the reporting obligation for work-related mobility of persons, which is plan of the country’s agreement to reduce CO2 emissions.
As of 1 January 2024, organisations with 100 or more employees, who offer them a mobility facility (a financial allowance, reimbursement for public transport, or vehicle), are obliged to report on the business traffic and commuting. Employers with less than 100 employees can report voluntarily.
On 11 July 2023, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released the Employment Outlook 2023, which shows the latest labour market developments in OECD countries.
It focuses on wage developments and the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the labour market (an OECD first-ever study in this area).
Assuming an imminent technological revolution that could radically change the workplace, the report states that there are no signs of slowing labour demand, in the short-term, but possible changes in job quality and tasks.
California's Supreme Court has agreed to review to the constitutionality of Proposition 22, a 2020 ballot measure that classified gig drivers as independent contractors.
The law is the most significant increase in women's political participation in the country's history and an excellent achievement for gender equality in Sierra Leone.
Approval was possible because of the understanding that emancipated women would contribute economically to the family, the community, and the country.
EU Member States have drawn up a new framework agreement to regulate cross-border teleworkers' social security position.
This agreement clarifies which conditions workers working in another Member State other than the one in which their employer’s premises can still be covered under the employer’s country social security system.
It enters into force from 1 July 2023, for a period of 5 years and shall be automatically extended each time for another 5 years.
To date, the Member States that have either signed the agreement, or have indicated they will sign, are Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Slovakia, Ireland, Lithuania, Estonia, Norway, Malta, Portugal, and Poland.