Mass. commission says worker training, child care are key to equitable economic recovery
From a lack of affordable housing to the cost of child care, a legislative commission tasked with looking at ways the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the economy identified key obstacles with long roots that it says must be addressed in Massachusetts to help people grow into the jobs of the future.
The new report, produced by the Future of Work Commission, went beyond looking at what it will take to match employers with properly trained workers to also examine what types of supports workers will need to help them succeed in those jobs.
Massachusetts will need to adapt its workforce training, public transit fares and schedules and child care systems to better assist workers in a post COVID-19 economy, the commission recommended Tuesday. The report also warned that regional and racial disparities in income will also widen without intervention as white collar professions shift more easily to hybrid and remote work models, while service and…
