This report from the RSA Future Work Centre emphasises that the twin challenges of economic insecurity and labour-market transforming technologies requires a new blueprint social contract for good work based on five principles – security, wellbeing, growth, freedom and subjective nurture. The research identifies the central aim of this new social contract as a transfer of responsibility away from individuals, emphasising that this shift is not just about amplifying worker power. Stronger worker voice organisation can also lead to more flexible and dynamic capitalism, grounded in a stronger stakeholder relationship between workers, unions and employers, which can lead to a social contract that is both more resilient and where firms face less regulatory red tape.
This report from the RSA Future Work Centre emphasises that the twin challenges of economic insecurity and labour-market transforming technologies requires a new blueprint social contract for good work based on five principles – security, wellbeing, growth, freedom and subjective nurture. The research identifies the central aim of this new social contract as a transfer of responsibility away from individuals, emphasising that this shift is not just about amplifying worker power. Stronger worker voice organisation can also lead to more flexible and dynamic capitalism, grounded in a stronger stakeholder relationship between workers, unions and employers, which can lead to a social contract that is both more resilient and where firms face less regulatory red tape.
