‘Future-ready workers’: still a small segment thatemployers must nurture and grow Our research has identified a minority group of employees who are equipped to navigate an uncertain workplace and maximise career opportunities as they emerge. This type of worker is adaptable and willing to be flexible with their career plans. They embrace new technologies and they have versatile skills. We call them the ‘future-ready workers’,* and they currently make up just 11% of the workforce. To create more of them, employers must recognise and support the potential of all workers. ‘Future-ready workers’ are: “I am willing to be flexible and adaptable “I am comfortable with the fact that my job could to adjust to changing environments” Adaptable change completely due to AI” 11% “AI has given me more opportunities to learn skills/progress in my job” “I proactively experiment with different “I have applied the ethical/responsible Tech Proactive ways of using AI at work” use of AI training to my work” savvy “I regularly invest my own time outside of the sample are “AI has made me more productive” of working hours to develop my skills” ‘future-ready workers’ *To qualify as a ‘future-ready worker’ respondents must select ‘agree’ or ‘strongly agree’ to all seven of the statements presented above, which were dispersed throughout the survey. 20