WTW flags rising workforce risk as employees face growing uncertainty over future skills
WTW•WTW flagged rising workforce risk as employees face uncertainty over future skills. The share saying managers help develop their abilities fell to 78% from 84% over four years, while about 30% of organizations track workforce skills.
1. Skills and AI pressures
WTW’s EX Intelligent report found that employees face “capability anxiety” because they lack clarity on future skills needs. It said 45% report that AI is already important to their daily work, and 22% expect it to fundamentally change their jobs. WTW urged clearer skills visibility, stronger manager-led career conversations and more use of workforce data to target gaps.
