The future of work

This paper compares government responses to the Covid-19 crisis over two timeframes, in order to identify the most effective policies. Ultimately, we wish to ascertain whether policies whose sole focus was to mitigate the health impacts of Covid-19 hindered or helped the long-term recovery, and whether countries that only focused on the economic recovery endured greater social harm.

In early 2020, the pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus began to accelerate shifts in working practices. Because of this – and to fully understand the rising expectations of both employees and managers in this new era – the Adecco Group commissioned and produced an eight-market study.