Author: Suraya Hamdulay

The world of work has been disrupted in so many fundamental ways since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and things will never return to normal. Prior to COVID-19, digital disruption had already started to change the shape of the modern workplace redefining the way work is done worldwide. COVID-19 accelerated the rapid adoption of digitalization but also changed the workplace as we knew it. What does all of this mean for modern-day workers, employers, trade unions and conditions of service generally? Tomorrow, Saturday, 1st May is International Workers Day and as we celebrate Workers Day in South Africa, it…