The future of work: what works for our well-being
27 November 2024, 12.00 PM - 27 November 2024, 5.00 PM
Professor Brendan Burchell (University of Cambridge) Professor Heejung Chung (King’s College London) Professor Damian Grimshaw (King’s College London)
Engineers House
Are we working too much? Does working flexibly make us work more? How will technology shape our work in future? The last two decades have seen an emergence of new forms of work raising questions about how these diversified types of employment impact on individuals’ and societal well-being. Join our expert panel as they discuss the risks and potential for better quality working lives. In this event we will discuss the results from the world’s largest trial of the four-day working week, we will understand why flexible working can lead to (self) – exploitation and how technology will shape the future of work.
Provisional schedule:
12:00 - Registration and lunch
13:00 - Opening introduction by Prof Esther Dermott (PVC Arts Law and Social Sciences)
13:15 - Talks (Prof Burchell, Prof Chung, Prof Grimshaw)
15:30 - Coffee Break
16:00 - Roundtable discussion
16:45 - Concluding remarks and finish
This event is open to University of Bristol staff and PGR students. If you wish to attend, please register for your free place using the Eventbrite link below: