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How coronavirus will change the way we work forever

The future of work after COVID-19
The end of the 9-5
More interconnected work and home life
Out-of-hours emails won’t be tolerated
A four-day working week
Working from home forever
Increased progress monitoring
More regional hubs and co-working spaces
Fewer in-person meetings
Reduction in business travel
Workers sitting back-to-back or side-by-side
Barriers between desks and communal seating areas
Plastic protection for public-facing roles
Frequent medical screening
Barber shops and hair salons will be completely different
Improving work-from-home setup
Greater use of e-learning
More relaxed dress codes
Staggered work times
We’ll use other modes of transport
Offices will resemble hospitals
More automation
More rights for frontline workers
More roles will be temporary or part-time
Gig economy workers will need more protection
A surge in side hustles
Hiring processes could be fairer
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The future of work after COVID-19

Wondering how coronavirus might have a lasting impact on the world of work? Say hello to staggered shifts, a four-day working week and the possibility of working from home forever – or at least, those are some of the ways governments and businesses are planning to change. As Twitter has announced it will enable its employees to work at home "forever", click or scroll through to find out 25 ways COVID-19 could change working life as we have known it.

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Frances Carruthers

28 May 2020

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