HRM and skills development – January 2025

Future of Jobs Report 2025
According to WEF, technological advancements, demographic shifts, geoeconomic tensions and economic pressures are among the major drivers expected to shape the global labour market by 2030. The Future of Jobs Report 2025 (17.74 MB) examines how these macrotrends impact jobs and skills. The workforce transformation strategies employers use in response are also given.

Investing in workers as well as in AI: 1+1=3
According to a new survey by PwC, investors see the importance of investing in people alongside technology, with 74% expecting companies to increase investment in upskilling. Investors are as likely to expect AI to lead to headcount increases (32%) as decreases (32%).

Using smart technologies to bridge the skills gap
PMMI Intelligence has published a white paper (“2024 Technology & Workforce: Using Smart Technologies to Bridge the Skills Gap”) that highlights how technology can help address issues such as labour shortages, high turnover and the widening skills gap. You can download the white paper after filling in your details.

Sixty percent of employees plan to move jobs in 2025
The 2025 Human Capital Employee Sentiment Study by Aon shows that a staggering 60% of employees are already moving on and might or will definitely seek new employment in 2025, revealing widespread dissatisfaction with their current job. Moreover, employees surveyed showed a low commitment to improving their AI skill set: only 1/3 strive to train themselves on AI. You can download the report after filling in your details.

USA employee engagement sinks to 10-year low: only 1/3 feels engaged
A survey by Gallup shows that in 2024 employee engagement in the USA has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, with only 31% of employees engaged. The percentage of actively dis-engaged employees (17%) also reflects levels last seen in 2014.

World employment and social outlook: trends 2025
The global economy is slowing down, making it harder for labour markets to recover fully, according to a new report (5.7 MB) by the International Labour Organisation ILO entitled “World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2025”.

Reskilling to AI skyrocketing in 2025, says IBM
While roughly 5% of the global workforce consistently needs to be reskilled each year, the rapid evolution of AI has sent this figure skyrocketing. In 2024, global CEOs estimated that, on average, 35% of their workforce needed to be reskilled. That translates to more than a billion workers worldwide. These insights were shared by IBM in a research brief (2.27 MB).

The AI Achilles Heel exposed: is trust the limit of the “limitless” possibilities?
A new study (5.2 MB) by Accenture might be hitting the Achilles Heel of AI, especially when developed in autocratic low-trust societies. New autonomy for AI also means new autonomy for systems and people, and a refined relationship with trust. Opportunities will be lost unless business and society leaders secure enough trust from employees and consumers to engage with AI's unprecedented capabilities.
 

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