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The impact of COVID-19 on the Good Work Agenda and flexible working

Researched and written by academics at Durham University Business School and Sheffield University Management School, in collaboration with the North East LEP.

COVID-19 Research

The impact of COVID-19 on the Good Work Agenda and flexible working

Published November 2021

It is now evident that COVID-19 restrictions have increased the prevalence of homeworking and a more flexible way of working in terms of hours and locations, even as work-from-home mandates have ended in recent months.

This has led to numerous publications and predictions claiming that there may be significant changes to the way we work in the future. Firstly, in significant global
academic papers that consider the impacts of the pandemic on differing industries, workers and employers (for e.g., Forbes et.al, 2020; Chung et. al., 2021; Putra et.al
2020; Taylor et al., 2021; Wang et al 2020).