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Committee Material Published 29 Jun 2021 ↗ View on Parliament

Changes in the world of work will affect some groups of people more significantly than others. We heard that automation has the potential to exacerbate existing inequalities—but that does not have to be the case.

Changes in the world of work will affect some groups of people more significantly than others. We heard that automation has the potential to exacerbate existing inequalities—but that does not have to be the case. Type: conclusion | Number: 11 | Paragraph: 64 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: Data from the ONS shows that, among organisations for whom remote working is possible, most businesses and individuals expect to move to ‘hybrid’ working models on a more a permanent basis. That is why the Flexible Working Taskforce will initially focus its attention on this type of flexible working