How will Digital Working, Unfixed Salaries, and Re-skilling will work post coronavirus. The emergence of new jobs as the Gig Economy becomes more prevalent.

Full-time Jobs will reduce and Gig economy will see mainstream adoption

It is very clear that jobs that will not add value to any business will quickly perish. Paper pushers and coordinators will reduce dramatically and so will be the high salaried jobs that do not justify their cost. In turn, companies will move more to hire freelancers and contractual workforce to carry out more and more jobs they need. Companies will look for reducing their fixed overheads and find ways to outsource everything except the absolute core jobs with a direct impact on the organization’s IP.

Link to the full article: http://bwpeople.businessworld.in/article/COVID-19-Impact-On-The-Jobs-Of-Future/26-03-2020-187375/

What will the workplace look like with social distancing, gloves, masks, and over sanitisation? How to manage meetings and hysteria in the workplace.

The mask, the sanitizer, the gloves, and the face shield.

Welcome to the new normal. These are the new vanity kits for men and women. A great equaliser, as COVID-19 doesn’t recognise gender, colour, or faith. Without these, stepping out of your cocoon is a strict no-no. I would even suggest that a sanitiser spray be with you on all times. While it may sound too cautious, it is a necessity as one wouldn’t know what causes the virus to attack and studies are still evolving.

Link to the full article: https://yourstory.com/2020/06/post-coronavirus-workplace-look-like

The effect of Coronavirus on students giving board exams in India.

“Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. These nationwide closures are impacting over 91 percent of the world’s student population,” the report released Wednesday said.

Link to the full article: https://theprint.in/india/education/in-india-over-32-crore-students-hit-by-covid-19-as-schools-and-colleges-are-shut-unesco/402889/

In Sikkim, in person school classes will be held in shifts to maintain social distancing. Saturday will no longer be a holiday, this is done in order to make up for the lost time.

“The Sikkim government, which has not reported any COVID-19 case, has announced that schools and other educational institutes in the state will reopen on June 15. Education Minister Kunga Nima Lepcha said the decision was taken by taking into account the importance of higher classes and board exams.”

Link to the full article: https://www.india.com/news/india/this-indian-state-with-no-covid-case-announces-to-reopen-schools-colleges-from-june-15-4037164/

Earlier this week, The UGC said that end-of-term exams can be held by the end of September. Rahul Gandhi responds with a video message.

Gandhi said that UGC was creating confusion among the students. “COVID-19 has harmed many people in the country,” Gandhi said in a video message as part of his party’s ‘SpeakUpforStudents’ campaign. “Students in schools, colleges and universities had to suffer a lot. IITs [Indian Institute of Technology] have also cancelled exams. UGC should do the same.”

Link to the full article: https://scroll.in/latest/967098/coronavirus-unfair-to-conduct-college-exams-says-rahul-gandhi-accuses-ugc-of-creating-confusion

This article talks about the widening gap in terms of education due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It mentions imperfect substitutes and how various resources are unavailable outside schools; such as resources for the blind, deaf, or disabled. People without proper access to the internet and technology will also be left behind during this pandemic.

Imperfect Substitutes

“Education systems responded with distance learning solutions, all of which offered less or more imperfect substitutes for classroom instruction,” said the report, noting that while many poorer countries opted for radio and television lessons, 55% of low-income, 73% of lower-middle-income and 93% of upper-middle-income countries adopted for online learning platforms for primary and secondary education.”

Link to the full article: https://www.thehindu.com/education/coronavirus-lockdown-covid-19-widened-educational-divide-unesco-report/article31907857.ece