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Changing Work, Changing Workers - Preview

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Companies rethink the need to even have offices, or how to redesign places of work. The traditional work shift - 9-5, 5 days a week – is losing relevance. Many companies are adopting the remote work models, spawned by the pandemic, as their new normal. Does the nation need new policies of Guaranteed Basic Income, (UBI) or a drastic rethinking of the social safety nets?

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As the landscape of work shifts, do we need a drastic rethinking of social safety nets?
Can we future-proof jobs against robots, AI, racial & economic disparities, and pandemics?
Can we future-proof jobs against robots, AI, racial & economic disparities, and pandemics?
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As the landscape of work shifts, do we need a drastic rethinking of social safety nets?
Can we future-proof jobs against robots, AI, racial & economic disparities, and pandemics?
The pandemic has been a driver of changes to the already shifting world of work.