Equally devastating has been the impact on many businesses, some of which have had to manage costs in the face of declining revenues by retrenching and re-looking at business models and strategies.
In all these changes, the early adopters of digitally enabled working – such as virtual on-boarding and remote working – have been in better shape than others, while those companies that lagged behind have now been forced to fast-forward their digitalisation plans and update their flexible working policies.