Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber Of Commerce: Governor Murphy Announces The NJ State Future Of Work Task Force's Roadmap: 2/21/2022

Press release from the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce:

February 21, 2022

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 17, 2022 Contact: Michael Zhadanovsky Press Office: Governor's Office Email: Michael.Zhadanovsky@nj.gov Governor Murphy Announces the New Jersey State Future of Work Task Force’s Roadmap and Recommendations on the Impact of Technology on Workers in New Jersey TRENTON  - Governor Murphy today announced the release of the New Jersey State Future of Work Task Force’s Roadmap and Recommendations.  The Task Force’s 19 core recommendations underscore the State’s need to invest in policies, platforms, and programs that respond to both the challenges and the opportunities technology creates to foster worker rights, worker safety, and lifelong learning. Informed by a first-of-its-kind online engagement with New Jersey workers, many of the Roadmap’s recommendations have already been implemented.  first-of-its-kind online engagement with New Jersey workers “In a rapidly changing economy directly impacted by the development of new technology, inequality, and the challenges of the climate crisis, we have an important and urgent role to play in equipping our workers to be successful,” said Governor Murphy. “We must act now to address these challenges and take steps to strengthen workers’ rights, including the right to organize; protect worker health and safety; and expand opportunities for lifelong learning. I want to thank the Task Force and its Chair, Beth Noveck, for their dedication and hard work in service of New Jersey’s workforce.”  “From the outset of the Task Force, we aspired to assemble and mobilize a diverse body of dedicated experts – not just to advise, but to act,” said Beth Simone Noveck, New Jersey State Chief Innovation Officer, and Chair of the Task Force. “The Task Force has not just formulated recommendations, but has taken actions to measurably improve opportunities for workers in New Jersey.”  The Roadmap and Recommendations highlight policies and initiatives that the Task Force has advanced since its formation, including the nation’s first $10 million lifelong learning account pilot for low-wage workers, the creation of the nation’s first Future of Work Accelerator to incubate 20 innovative technologies or services designed to help workers in New Jersey and nationally, and the launch of the country’s first training transparency platform designed to help workers make more informed decisions about their lifelong learning.  The Task Force’s 19 recommendations encompass a broad range of policy, program, and technology solutions, focused on core themes around health and safety, rights and benefits, and lifelong learning and upskilling. They include:  State’s Training Explorer misclassification of workers Fix  and modernize New Jersey Career Network “ Business One Stop ” website Future of Work Accelerator Train public servants to use human-centered design practices The full Future of Work Task Force’s Roadmap and Recommendations can be found at: http://fowtf.innovation.nj.gov/ http://fowtf.innovation.nj.gov/ Share this email: Manage Opt out Sign up online This email was sent to melanie.willoughby@sos.nj.gov.
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