Work-life blending - effects on people and the world of work

The economy is currently undergoing significant change bringing with it radical transformations. Globalisation digitalisation scarce resources demographic changes and last but not least constantly changing customer needs are just some of the challenges that companies and employees are already facing today. To overcome these challenges companies are more dependent than ever on their most important resource - their employees. Thanks to advancing technology it is now possible to work completely independently of location and time depending on the industry. The classic nine-to-five job is increasingly being replaced; flexible and free working is the goal of tomorrow. However we are already seeing increasing overload in working life and decreasing periods of rest in private life. If work-life blending is the new working model of the future how will it develop further and what impact will it have on people and the world of work?