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BRITISH CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY ASSIGNMENT. Evaluate the extent to which the organisation and experience of work has changed from that of the “Fordist” period. Fordism is defined as an organisation of industry and work which was seen as a system of mass production, assembly line work and strict regulation and structuring of work tasks (lecture notes). Dramatic changes in the organisation and composition of work over the last five decades have seen production becoming more flexible and specialised enabling a greater variety of goods to be produced. More multi-purpose machinery and equipment have ultimately reduced the size of the workforce thus producing a more highly skilled and responsible workforce. The traditional organisation of work still exists to some extent today recognised within the McDonalds food chain industry, but there is no longer one model of work but a variety of models in place which are constantly been adapted to the circumstances of the individual firm and its workers. This new process of continuous change is sometimes described as the “flexible” approach, where workplaces are high in trust and skills (Britain at Work 1998, pp75). This transf