We discuss the changing trends surrounding employment, work place culture and demonstrate how technology is revolutionizing the work place as we know it.

1. The Future Of
The Australian Workplace
An Increase In
Work Force Technology
More
Millennials
Change Of
Pace
The Death Of
The "Work Desk"
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2. Technology and a change in workplace culture is rapidly defining and shaping the
Australian workforce. With companies now incorporating technology into all areas of
innovation, every workplace is changing and experiencing growth.
All industries from health care to manufacturing to engineering are requiring better
educated, more innovative and highly creative individuals. It is imperative that all forms
of Australian business, including law firms, are constantly evolving to compete in the
global market.
Below we've summarized some of the main changes predicted for the future of the
Australian workplace.
An Increase In Work Force
All industries are encouraged to recognize
the need to increase their work force in an
effort to meet market and consumer
demands.
By the year 2030 Australia will need another
three million workers. These workers will
need to be skilled in a multitude of areas with
emphasis on areas of business, computer
science and engineering.

3. More Millennials
The composition of the work
is completed is also changing
drastically.
Very soon the workforce will
have over 75% millennials
employed by the year 2025.
Change Of Pace
The manner in which work is
conducted is also being altered
at a faster pace than ever before.
Businesses are not only growing
rapidly, but they are growing
minus the need for maintaining
inventory. An excellent example
of this is Uber whose drivers use
their own vehicles.
This type
of work allows for significant
growth and has changed the taxi
industry faster than any other
innovation in years.
The Death Of The "Work Desk"
In addition, the location of work is rapidly moving from
an office based location to home based work. The need
to travel to assist clients in other parts of the country or
the world is shrinking due to the myriad of ways avail-
able for face to face communication.

4. Technology
The careers of most Australians will be greatly affected by technology as the manner in
which they complete their work will become increasingly technologically oriented.
There are several ways in which Australia can marry the needs that technology will
continually create and the available work force population.
• Education is imperative in assisting the young in being schooled in the skills that
the future job market will demand
• Business needs have to be incorporated into the education curriculum in an
effort to make sure that Australian graduates have the tools to enter the workforce
equipped for success
• The wage earning range must allow Australians to live above the poverty line.
Hence, Australia must have available employment despite having to compete with
industries that pay their workers significantly lower wages
• Australia needs to consciously define its strengths within the global market and
strive to improve these strengths via innovation and creative endeavors

5. How To Prepare
There are 4 significant ways that you can ready your business or industry to respond to
the current needs of the workplace and prepare for the rapidly approaching future
changes.
1) Review
your
business
process
a. Look for areas where
efficiency can be
increased
b. Provide for employee
training in the areas of
most recent technology
for your industry
c. Implement the
creativity and innovation
of those who work for
you
2) Create an
organization
that people
want to work
for
a. Provide for flex time
b. Provide for job sharing
via telecommunications
c. Allow for employees
to work remotely so that
work can be done at
hours that allow your
employees to take care
of their familial responsi-
bilities, thereby leaving
them free to focus
intently on their work
product
3) Foster a
culture of
innovation
a. Encourage employees
to come forward with
new ideas and plans for
implementing those
ideas
b. Reward creativity
c. Support a team effort
to produce the most
unique and effective
solutions for your industry
4) Become
the
disruptor
a. Go in search of those
ideas that are different
from your current strategy
b. Learn from your
competitors and those
of similar industries
c. Be willing to implement
an idea that risks moving
forward in a new direction
As businesses and education expand and change to meet the demands of a new
technological world, success is imminent. With an open mind and an entrepreneurial
spirit, the Australian work force can be a leader in the global market.
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