COVID’s long-term impacts on jobs - insights from the Jobs Reset Summit

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COVID’s long-term impacts on jobs - insights from the Jobs Reset Summit

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Jun 18, 2021

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Millions of jobs may never return; gender equality has been set back; and work from home is here to stay: Journalist and podcaster Ashley Milne-Tyte talks us through some of the most striking insights from the Jobs Reset Summit.

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Jun 18, 2021

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COVID’s long-term impacts on jobs - insights from the Jobs Reset Summit

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