OFM Business Hour - The future of the workplace

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The days of the traditional ‘9-5’ have long been numbered and COVID-19 has only accelerated the process. Our everyday reality has been altered and many of us are struggling to re-enter the workforce and to adapt to rapid change. Lisa Illingworth, CEO and co-founder of Future Proof SA, says that there are many disruptions in the economic environments such as the automation taking the place of jobs, working from home is becoming the standard way of work and with the current pandemic, absenteeism is on the rise.
6 Aug 2020 1PM English South Africa Business · Daily News

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