Changing Nature of Working Practices

Changing nature of
working practices

Table of Contents
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................................3
Discuss work condition of UK and the changes to working practices over time since the industrial
revolution..........................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Changes are the essential part of the industries that keeps on bringing significant
revolution on the basis of which performances re carried out by the employee as well as
manager. UK has faced turbulent changes during pre as well as post industries revolution.
Initially labour intensive techniques were promoted but with change in time and involvement
of innovation technology intensive techniques were promoted. This report mainly discussed
about the transition in the working practices of UK through the significant amount of amount.
MAIN BODY
Discuss work condition of UK and the changes to working practices over time since the
industrial revolution
Work helps an individual to get basic things for survival like food, clothing and
shelter. It involve more than usage of just tools as well as techniques. With increase in
advance innovation or technology and muscle power the capacity to do work keeps on
increasing. The whole story of work gets fascinating as with the dynamic environment
changes occurring all over the world and that too with the rapid pace. The basic form of work
process helps to overview the real character of civilization. This means that society’s
economic environment, cultural characteristics, political condition, infrastructure and
changing trend helps to shape the process associated with work. Along with that it too defines
the role, responsibility and status of worker within concern society. Work includes all the
interaction between the employee, organisation and the work environment. The changes keep
happening on external environment like political, social, cultural, technological, economical
environment (Worrall, Mather and Cooper, 2016). The industries in UK do historical study of
changes in organisation to understand the present factor related to work properly. Organising
the work may have been started before the evolution of human being. Initially work use to
comprise of smaller task which were basic needs of human beings: food, shelter and taking
care of child. UK govt. have announced new proposal stating flexible working rights to the
workers. From 2015, mothers and fathers have an opportunity to divide 52 weeks up between
maternity and paternity leave and take turns between home and at work, as they see fit.
Feature like ‘keep in touch’ days are promoted during maternity leave by the company to
encourage the female staff and it helps in career development as there is a reasonable amount
of adjustment when they return to the work. Yet, other than e-learning opportunities, the
discussions are limited when talk about HRD initiativewhich may embrace any gaps in