Ensuring Good Future Jobs
Future Jobs Ireland 2019 details the government’s strategic priorities in preparing workers for job markets of the future while addressing current challenges, such as the productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the impact of automation/technology and the transition to a low carbon economy. The report1 states that, “The Government is ambitious to build upon the gains we have made in recent years and to ensure our people enjoy higher standards of living and quality of life now, and into the future” and declares that, “Future Jobs Ireland will ensure our enterprises and workers are well placed to prosper in the rapidly changing global economy” (p. 1).