Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerated the Future of Work or Changed Its Course? Implications for Research and Practice

Matthew A. Ng, Anthony Naranjo, Ann E. Schlotzhauer, Mindy K. Shoss, Nika Kartvelishvili, Matthew Bartek, Kenneth Ingraham, Alexis Rodriguez, Sara Kira Schneider, Lauren Silverlieb-Seltzer and Carolina Silva
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Matthew A. Ng: Psychology Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Anthony Naranjo: Psychology Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Ann E. Schlotzhauer: Psychology Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Mindy K. Shoss: Psychology Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Nika Kartvelishvili: Psychology Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Matthew Bartek: Psychology Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Kenneth Ingraham: Psychology Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Alexis Rodriguez: Psychology Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Sara Kira Schneider: Psychology Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Lauren Silverlieb-Seltzer: Psychology Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Carolina Silva: Psychology Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-28

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic is a unique transboundary crisis which has disrupted people’s way of life more dramatically than any event in generations. Given the ambiguity surrounding the end of the COVID-19 pandemic and its enduring negative effects, it is important to understand how this has affected important future of work trends. The aim of the current paper is to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commonly discussed future of work trends relevant to occupational safety and health priority areas. These topics include work arrangements, compensation and benefits, and the organization of work. For each topic, we assess trends leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, discuss the impact of the pandemic on these trends, and conclude with implications for research and practice. Overall, the pandemic appears to have both accelerated and disrupted various trends associated with future of work topic areas. These effects are discussed in terms of implications for both policymakers and organizations.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; future of work; work arrangements; compensation and benefits; worker well-being; occupational safety and health; work organization-related chronic health conditions; including substance use disorders; work-family conflict; trends (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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