Evolution of Work: UK's Working Practices Since Industrial Era

This report examines the world of work in the UK, focusing on how work defines individuals and the significant changes in working practices since the Industrial Revolution. It discusses the impact of industrialization on employment, working conditions, and the rise of new technologies. The report also covers the influence of feminism and functionalist theories on shaping modern workplace dynamics, addressing issues like gender equality and societal stability. Furthermore, it explores the effects of recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit on working practices, including the adoption of remote work and its impact on company productivity. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of adapting to changing conditions and leveraging new opportunities for career advancement in a dynamic environment.

THE WORLD OF WORK

INTRODUCTION
The world of work is being regarded as approach for exploring various
opportunities in external environment for recognizing various occupations of jobs related
for working and learning things from the society. Working in the new world is an
opportunity for various individuals for exploring new and latest technologies for working
in various companies mainly emphasizing on using automation, artificial intelligence,
and latest technical methods for boosting career opportunities in dynamic environment.
This report will provide details for discussing about the work will define individuals in
UK. Also, discussing various changes to working practices have been used since the
over of industrial revolution.
MAIN BODY
Discussing how work defines us in UK, changes to working practices over time since
the industrial revolution
Working is being manly defined as the process for giving and performing various
activities in order to earn money. Various practices indulge individuals regularly for
surviving and earning livelihood by performing various task and functions in various

companies. The world of work is been defined as exploring the changing working
conditions which influences various individuals (Arifin, 2019). The world of work based
on exploring individuals and helps in attaining the stability and shapes individual orderly
for grasping various opportunities for advancing career options. People in workplace
adapt various changing conditions and adapt new technical updates, skills, abilities for
grasping stability and aids in shaping lives. As many organisations and firms preform
and indulge in various working practices which are being followed by various
departments in UK order to grasp the desired objectives these generally include flexible
working conditions, fair employment practices being followed by various retail
companies, also managing adverse workplace belonging from the various cultural
backgrounds and beliefs systems (Brune, 2019). Working into various companies are
being diversified and distributes by reviewing abilities and skills of various individuals.
As working for specific or critical projects needs to acquire special and technical skills.
As the companies operating into different segments distributes work among
various individuals by viewing their competent skills and abilities. Various approaches
and ways can be adopted for creating stability by the work life As with the changing
world condition and working requirements various occupations and carer options
changes for grasping the career growth in of many companies (Candra, Wahyuni and
Shobirin, 2021). Adopting flexibility and grasping and adapting changes open-minded
will aids in shaping and gives sense of stabilizing conditions for working. working will
helps in achieving various knowledges and skills for adopting various career options
and makes earlier for grasping correct carer decisions. Be aware changing career
option working world will aid in providing various opportunities the latest changes. The

world of working helps in stabilizing individuals by tracking talents and adopting various
changes being occurred by noticing various trending changes will helps in stabilize and
shaping individuals working life and opportunities.
Working affects individuals physically, socially and psychologically working into
different companies will impact individual at various levels. As the workplace stress
mainly affects and impact individuals at psychological level. working affects individuals
physical and mental state as when individuals working in company and dissatisfies with
working conditions will impact mental state and create conflicts with boss and other
workforce. Furthermore, various working conditions as for instance working in retail
company, over work burden and work pressure creates stressful situations and
environment. also, poor pay, job insecurities impact individuals’ productivity and leads to
loss of potential employees working for company. Various factors which mainly affect
the phycological state of an individual includes discrimination at workplace, stress level
in jobs, workplace violence, health injuries and safety concerns (Lim, 2019). As working
in the world shapes and provide stability for grasping various opportunities for
developing career into dynamic working conditions. Common work-related stress mainly
comprises job insecurity, workload issues, various conflicts will increase individuals
absenteeism for working into stressful conditions. Also discrimination at work will hinder
individuals working possessors. Further various workplace injures arising while working
into different departments will discourage employees in many companies for working
positively in to many companies (Mokyr, 2018). Also, various workplace retrenchment
and unemployment causes stress full situations for working employees in an
organization. Moreover, workplace violence and bullying conditions impacts individuals

working sate and disturbs emotional, mentally. this results in bad behaviour as of anger
and attacking at workplace while performing assigned task.
Industrial revolution is being defined as the adopting new ways of working by
using various machines, techniques for increasing the productions of various products
and services which helps in increasing the growth of economy as a whole. The
production methods were changed by hand to machine based for producing various
goods and services in factories. There was relied on development took place while
developing the industries which provides standard for living. Also, the banks have
improved industrial financing options and infrastructure demand for funding have
increased with the revolution. as various use of energy sources have increased of fuels,
electricity and engines (More and et.al., 2020). Various movements on transportation
have been introduced with communication, radios, auto mobiles as technical changes
had aims in improving the production processes and made easier for producing goods
and services.
Working practices before industrial revolution as there was high unemployment
before the industrial revolution for this the labourers were forced for finding work for the
employment. Moreover, the labour wages was so low and working practices of them
has being imposed or doing more work at fewer wages. Furthermore, most of the
labourers have worked for 12 to 16 hours per day and were not given additional
bonuses and wages for the paid holidays but have imposed for working for six days a
week. Moreover, there were not safe working conditions as security being given to the
labourers while working into lightening and cold temperatures also in very high
temperatures. Also, the Labourer have not been given the free time while working and

child labourers was increased for working and earning the living, as small children were
forced to work for the coal mines and were beaten generously for not working up-to the
mark (Wahyuni, 2020). Also, the young women were furled to work during the
pregnancy times which have caused lot of deaths during child birth. When the labourer
was sometimes unable to work at the desired job were stopped given wages as they
were abandoned from the jobs and did not get any compensation for the injures also for
the working hurdles. as working before industrial revolution has not allowed to talk while
working also they were not allowed to help for harvesting in the family when the
Labourer have been employed for working in different areas. Furthermore, individuals
had lack of rights been exercised by many individuals before industrial revolution. The
workplaces for working for Labourers was very dangerous which often leads to suffers
from many injuries.
By applying feminism theory, this helps in understating equality between men
and women while working. the core concept of this theory emphasises on equality
between gender, race, discriminating factors and choices. Feminism movements have
impacted and induced change in society as for providing greater access to education,
working hours, equitable pay and various rights being granted to women’s for taking
decisions related to pregnancy and divorce proceedings (Zerbe Enns, Díaz and Bryant-
Davis, 2021). This helps in regulating practices of before industrial revolution and
provide better working conditions and equality to all women.
Working practices during industrial revolution as the working condition various
individuals was very difficult while wing during the industrial revolution. As during the
revolting many factories were built and many businesses and firm requires labourers for

working under the factories at minimum wages. As the factories build for working was
not regarded as best place to work for many individuals as the light being present for
working under the factories was sunlight. As due to increase wit the child labour during
industrial revolution lead to inventing labour laws by governments. As many children
were forced to work for longer hours as the child laboured was costed less during those
times. Furthermore, with the building various businesses many people have moved from
relieving the terrible conditions for surviving to fight for the competed life during
industrialisation the middles class leads to lived for the comfortable life as the
managers, accountant have emerged to migrate from the urban countries in order to
take advantage of leading industrialisation which has helped in living and overcoming
from the terrible living conditions being faced before industrial revolution.
After industrial revolution working practices have changes in industries and doing
businesses with individuals along conditions have been raised for working of individuals
as many factories which are engaged in mines and coals have death with various
measures which have reduced the diseases being caused by explosions which hinders
the workplace. Also, the labourers have been reduced for working into different and
unsafe condition. With the revolution many laws have been emerged for working into
safer conditions and reducing labour working hours also giving adequate wage rate to
Labourers, which aids in providing better Woking conditions to individuals for working
into safe and secure environment. Major change with the industrial revolution have been
arise for working into factories with machines which has reduced the working burden on
labourers and workers. Also, production of good have been increased by using various
machined after industrial revolution.

Functionalist theory helps in stabilising systems of society and helps in meeting
needs and wants of all individuals. It mainly specifies about each and every aspect of
society is interdependently working together for contributing, as to achieve stable
conditions in economy. As after revolution, financial recessions arise unemployment
situations (Wang, 2018). As each and every aspect on society is performing to stabilise
economy, for instance when government is providing education to all individuals helps
in working effectively after revolution and it abides to pay taxes for keep functioning
system properly.
After revolution, It has also aided in increasing frequent productions of various
good and services which ads in resulting for better production and better necessities of
goods which have promoted healthier lives which provides standard of living. The
middle and upper class have been instantly benefited by the industrial revolutions.
Furthermore, the female workers were permitted for doing jobs and right to vote which
has leading prices the form of politics. Also, various economic and social changes have
emerged as the economic shift of power in state of politics will lead towards growth for
cities with introducing new patterns for transforming cultures. The industrial revolution
has improved the level of employment opportunities for working into factory for an
individual (Wong, 2019). With the increased of wealth, producing of various good from
factories and providing standard of living to various individuals leads t healthy living and
better facilities for improving lives also education facilities ave been increased for
children's after revolutions.
Later with revolution the various working practices have been adopted by various
industries as work from practice is being considered as a new industrial revolution of

companies working into dynamic changing environment. As with working at the times of
Covid and Brexit has affected various companies. For co-operating with this change in
the environment the working practice being adopted to overcome the uncertainty of
Covid pandemic was working from home. This practice aims at providing facilities for
serving services to many individuals form home which have impacted the productivity of
companies of UK. Woking at age scale. As the employee tangent in working under
industries was restricted by working from home, also the practical knowledges gained
by various employees was limited to work from home. For example Tesco company has
adopted this practice due to increase the diseases of Covid which has resulted in
deaths and surfed by many individuals. As it has been adopted in order to minimise the
hazards to employees for working into stores of supermarkets by company. This
practice aids in providing flexible working conditions employees by working at home.
As with Maslow hierarchy needs theory helps in addressing all needs and wants
of workers and various individuals. Mainly it comprises of fulfilling basic needs of
workers and females working into factories by providing shelter, food, necessary
clothing. Also, with addressing safety needs of women and men by providing safety to
children’s and better working conditions. This helps in efficiently working before and
during revolution. furthermore, by fulfilling the love and belonging needs as for
supporting workers and individuals emotionally and mentally helps in motivating
individuals for better working (Fallatah and Syed, 2018). Also respecting various
individuals helps in efficiently contributing for greater performance in factories and
companies by various personnel. moreover, appraising individuals for performing extra
work and paying extra for contributing extra efforts helps in encouraging individuals.

Also equally treating bith men and women and teaching other methods for operating
and preforming task assist in acquiring various abilities and skills in individuals.
Many formal and informal changes to working practices was adopted by
company in order to sustain in the challenging working conditions of Covid. But this aids
in serving consumers by the company by delivering various products to home.
Furthermore, with the changing practices after industrial revolution has arisen in
increasing the innovation techniques which aids in motivating individual for working into
better and using innovative way for producing goods and providing services to individual
(Industrial Revolution Working Conditions, 2022). Many invention leading to using
calculators, proper electric light bulbs, which aid in supplying better housing facilitates to
various individuals. With the industrial revolution variolous raining opportunities is being
adopted by industries in order to make competent and capable employees for working
with various equipment’s and dynamic working conditions. As various on the job and off
the job training facilitates is being given to various employees which aids developing
skilled workforce for working positively in the companies or various firms in the counties.
CONCLUSION
With this above essay it can be concluded that lives of many individuals while
Woking before and during the industrial resolutions was very difficult. As Laboureur was
expected to work for longer hours at minimum wages and n dangerous working
conditions. Also, there was no basic rights for individual been exercise while working
during industrial revolution. As industrial revolutions have led in dangerous lives for
living by various individual. Furthermore, working practices before industrial revolutions

was not so favourable and does not provide healthy working condition for various
peoples. Various new practices have changes and adopted after industrial revolution
are using of new methods and techniques for working and purchasing various good and
services to consumers by various factories. Also work from home was adopted during
the time of pandemic for continuously serving consumers products a home and
safeguarding employees by providing safety and security at difficult time with reducing
longer hours of working and producing adequate wage for working with various
equipment’s.

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