| | DECEMBER 202119before ­ be it with colleagues in their own country or on a globe scale. They're also being encouraged to become more tech-savvy than they once were, whilst enabling them to constantly learn and bolster key skills wherever they are and on any device. It's now up to employers to ensure the time spent adapting to new ways of working are not wasted, and their employees are given the opportunities to advance in their careers.This new way of working is spurring organisations to introduce a range of different policies such as work-from-home, flexible working hours, and even a hybrid approach. With Gartner predicting IT spending will grow 6.8 percent to $88.8 billion in 2021, new opportunities for workers will continue to increase over the coming 12 months and the sector will rebound following an unpredictable 2020.The Shift To Work From Home Has Been A Long Time Coming In some places, the shift to working from home has been gradual move, and just accelerated by COVID. We created an agile response to the crisis and doubled down on our investment in mastering the remote working environment, allowing us to sustain growth. Our development of the TP Cloud Campus Hubs allowed us to launch work-at-home projects in different locations to support clients as countries globally became significantly impacted. The investment puts us in a good position today to face the uncertainty of the future and inspire trust among our partners and employees, should the future be fully office, fully WFH, or a hybrid of the two.Employees Must Continue To AdaptAs we progress into 2021 and (hopefully) the world returns to some semblance of normality, the questions remains whether working life will ever return to pre-COVID life. The expectation is that there will be a more hybrid approach, with employees working partly from the office and partly from home. What's for certain is that whatever the future of work looks like, employees are having to adapt and become more tech-proficient to excel in their careers in the new economy. As part of this, employers must collaborate with their workers to ensure they are giving them the best chance to succeed. This can range from offering greater learning and development resources to introducing flexible working policies that enable employees, with varying personal responsibilities, to travel to and from the office at less busy times. More generally, when it comes to India, more must be done to improve the infrastructure. With the world moving towards a more digital economy over the next 10-15 years, India`s 4G network must be made more robust and reliable to resolve spend and connectivity issues. This will ensure collaborative remote working environments can be sustained in the future and enable India to become a leading economy around the world. WHAT'S FOR CERTAIN IS THAT WHATEVER THE FUTURE OF WORK LOOKS LIKE, EMPLOYEES ARE HAVING TO ADAPT AND BECOME MORE TECH-PROFICIENT TO EXCEL IN THEIR CAREERS IN THE NEW ECONOMY
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