Labour market polarisation and the role of automation
7HR01 – Strategic employment relations
This CIPD Level 7 video for unit 7HR01 Strategic Employment Relations explores labour market polarisation and the role of automation, directly addressing assessment criteria AC 2.4 on analysing the changing nature of work across different sectors. The video examines how technological advancement and robots have reshaped employment landscapes, contributing to the growth of precarious work, zero-hours contracts, and the hollowing out of high-skilled manual and routine administrative roles. By distinguishing between high-quality and low-quality jobs in the modern economy, learners gain critical insights into contemporary labour market trends essential for strategic employment relations practice. You'll develop the knowledge needed to evaluate how automation influences workforce composition and inform organisational employment strategies.
Assessment Criteria 2.4
Analyse the changing nature of work in different parts of the economy.
Indicative Content
The growth of precarious work across the economy; zero-hours contracts; the hollowing out of high-skilled manual labour and routine administrative roles; the role of robots; the notion of high- and low-quality jobs.
What You'll Learn
Video covering: Labour market polarisation and the role of automation
About 7HR01 – Strategic employment relations
This unit focuses on different perspectives of employment relations and the cooperation and conflict that varies between workplaces. There is a key role that institutions beyond the workplace play in shaping people management policy and practice within organisations, and a wide variety of models to emerge, meaning that outcomes are less predictable and relationships must be handled with great care.
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