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The impact of COVID-19 on work and working practices

The change to remote working does not mean working practices stay the same and in this activity we explore what some of those changes may be.
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As we have discussed the world of work and working practices changed for many across the globe with the introduction of measures in almost all countries to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Much of this involved the move to remote working for office workers. In this article data from Microsoft is discussed on the what changes it observed in its workforce as a result of the move to remote working.

Do the changes observed here relate to what you have either experienced yourself, or seen in others, who have undergone a similar shift?

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