New Roles, More Gigs: Work Life Will See A Big Change

The devastation caused by the coronavirus across economies has also triggered massive job losses. Vital sectors, such as retail, hospitality, tourism, food, media and entertainment, have been hit hard. The massive disruption has raised doubts about the viability of certain jobs in the post-Covid world.

- Surojit.Gupta

Experts say many traditional jobs may cease to exist in the new normal. New professions and new forms of jobs will emerge while we witness massive transformation in the employer-employee relationship. Working from home during the lockdown has dramatically changed the way organisations function, and this trend will most likely gather momentum once the virus has been neutralised.

Even before the pandemic struck, profound changes were taking place across sectors, triggering the need for new jobs and ways to deal with the emerging future. The key question that haunted policymakers prior to the pandemic was, how to accommodate 17 million new entrants in the workforce? Experts now say the job scene in India will witness a more dramatic shift.

“I don’t see jobs becoming redundant purely on account of Covid-19. However, we would see fewer jobs in certain roles. The job profile will also change in certain roles. In India, logistics, customer service and sales shall continue to be the top three job roles by volume even five years from now,” said Rituporna Chakraborty, co-founder and executive vice president at staffing firm Teamlease.