Chloe Smith, President of the CIPD and former UK Minister, discusses the shifting landscape of the UK labour market. Addressing an economically inactive population of nine million, Chloe emphasizes the "human capital lever," urging employers to adopt strategic workforce planning and job redesign to improve accessibility for disabled talent. While AI is set to transform recruitment, Smith asserts that "soft skills" remain a vital human advantage. Highlighting the "100-year life," she concludes that continuous, lifelong learning is now an essential economic necessity for long-term productivity.

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