A little while ago I made the most brilliant charity shop find: a book from 1986 with the title ‘Let’s Discuss Unemployment’ by Michael Gibson (by the way Orkney Library, I can’t believe you withdrew the book!). Anyway, what I’m fascinated about with the book is the insight it offers into the way the workplace was perceived in the late 1980s. “Let’s Discuss Unemployment” published in 1986 The first thing I noticed (with a touch of horror) were these two statements: “Women ten

Last year the UK Commission for Employment and Skills published a report entitled ‘The Future of Work: Jobs and Skills in 2030’. I read this some time ago, but it has stayed with me because of the sometimes radical scenarios the report paints. ‘The Future of Work: Jobs and Skills in 2030’ published by UKCES The report starts by identifying key trends shaping the future labour market. These include: demographic change – as the baby-boomer generation ages; the increasing role o