Going up in smoke: People turned more to cigarettes during the pandemic but what made them quit?
The new freedom of space and not many restrictions sparked a major change in people’s frequency of lighting a cigarette.
Synopsis As more people moved their office to home during WFH, the thin line between the personal and the professional blurred, along with the concept of ‘smoke breaks’.
When the pandemic hit the world, it disrupted the flow of life and changed our definition of normal. Several studies and surveys showed that the pandemic severely affected psychological and physical behaviour of people who found themselves confined inside their homes, triggering panic, fear, anxiety, stress, sleep disturbance and dissociation among other things.
Companies target workforce risks in 2021
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Business-risk prognosticators are focused on the future of work and the challenges that an increasingly remote workforce could continue to pose in 2021.
The transformation of work in the past year, due in large part to the coronavirus pandemic, has heightened dangers related to business continuity, cybersecurity, culture and talent management, organizations that monitor enterprise risks say.
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In the year ahead, organizations are expected to face those and new risks related to returning to the office ranging from employee retention, workplace safety and liability issues raised by employees, risk management organizations say.