Charles Brass - WorkSafe Queensland€¦ · Data source: Pre 1800 is from Allen (2000), "Economic...
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Charles Brass
A new age of work
leadership, culture and at risk workers
"I look to the future
because that is where
I am going to spend the rest of my life”
usually attributed to
George Burns – American comedian 1896-1996
but actually first said by Charles Kettering
American businessman - 1896
What is a Workplace?
the hot desk
in 2017 more than 70% of jobsonly involve
the manipulation of information
The Age 16/8/01
reproduced
with permission
there is every reason to believewe will continue to create smarter
and more flexible technology
and if we create itwe will almost certainly want to use it
If we don’t believe it is appropriate for individual workers to negotiate the best health and safety outcomes they can
why are they left to negotiate the best wages and conditions they can?
tax deductible
no sick or holidays
no OH%S
payroll tax
part of a family and community
OH&S obligations
what do we want?
people to have jobs
OR
people to be relieved of the obligation to work
for a living
the role of the futurist
upsides
downsides
winners
losers
short term
long term
before you seek to look
into the future
take time to understandhow the past
brought us to the present
now
time
now
time
now
time
now
any workplace that doesn’t workfor those who work there
is not a workplace we should work in