Flexibility, is it here to stay?

A TURNING POINT IN THE WAY WE WORK

The work flexibility that emerged for the first time in Europe in the 90s to ease work-life balance, is currently a global trend that workers consider a right and a benefit and appreciate sometimes more than salary. In this 10th edition of the future of work series, we explore the meaning of flexible work arrangements and the ways in which they are transforming labor markets in Latin America and the Caribbean.
*Available in Spanish only.

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VIDEOS

Flexible work in Latin America and the Caribbean

AUDIOS

Audio 1: Is it posible to regulate flexible work for the informal sector?

Veronica Alaimo, operations lead specialist at IDB’s Labor Markets Division, explains the potential effects of flexible work regulation on informal labor markets.

Audio 2: Flexible work, is it a benefit reserved to women?

David Kaplan and Claudia Piras, social sector specialists at the IDB, explain the risks involved in considering work flexibility as a female prerogative.

*Available in Spanish only.