Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 December 2023
Labour markets and their supporting regulatory structures will always be subject to disruptive forces. The economic consequences of the recent pandemic, if nothing else, have highlighted the challenges that are likely to be faced over future decades as societies come to grips with a number of disruptive megatrends that will impact on the future character of work, labour, and employment law. While this particular chapter focusses on the disruptive impact of technological change, it is clear that this factor cannot be viewed in isolation. Political debate in Aotearoa/New Zealand is becoming increasingly concerned with the future of work, as is broadly illustrated by the introductory chapter to this collection. In late 2019 New Zealand’s Tripartite Forum on the Future of Work stated that ‘the future of work is being shaped by four global megatrends: technological progress, demographic change, globalisation and climate change’.
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