For many, Covid-19 has changed the world of work for good


Workers are now getting used to home-working and are keen on retaining such flexibility.- Relaxnews

MANILA (Reuters): The upheaval in global labour markets triggered by the coronavirus pandemic will transform the working lives of millions of employees for good, policymakers and business leaders told a Reuters virtual forum on Tuesday (Jan 12).

Nearly a year after governments first imposed lockdowns to contain the virus, there is a growing consensus that more staff will in future be hired remotely, work from home and have an entirely different set of expectations of their managers.

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