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6 Emerging Workplace Trends : Rising To The Challenges Of Change

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As South Africa faces a lifting of some restrictions following the country’s move to lockdown Level 2, the impact of Covid on workplaces will remain for some time, and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, regardless of the progress of the pandemic, an expert says. Covid and lockdowns have fundamentally shifted how we as human beings, live, work, school our children, shop, entertain and interact with the world around us.
27 Sep 2021 1PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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