NEW PARADIGMS IN

WORKPLACE DIVERSITY

W H Y S H O U L D C O M P A N I E S C O N C E R N
T H E M S E L V E S W I T H D I V E R S I T Y ?
 NEW WORK PARADIGMS IN
CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

The new workforce paradigms in

contemporary society reflect changes in
traditional concepts of work and careers.
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PANDEMIC WORK
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
work experiences have
changed. Many people are
working from their homes or
nearby locations. Technologies
like video conferencing have
become essential in
maintaining work connections.
02
GIC ECONOMY
The gig economy refers to a
type of work where workers do
projects or jobs without
working in an office for an
extended period. Examples
include Uber drivers, freelance
writers, and graphic designers.
03
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
The importance of work-life
balance is always present in
new workforce paradigms.
Companies provide programs
and services to help their
employees achieve a good
balance between work and
personal life.
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REMOTE WORK
These new paradigms provide more options for
Technology enables people to
workers to find employment and have a better quality
work from a distance or from
of life. Companies need to adapt to these changes to
other locations via the internet.
retain their employees and be productive in an ever-
This provides more options for
workers who have personal changing work world.
needs or different types of job.

 WHAT IS DUAL- DUAL-CAREER COUPLES

CAREER COUPLES IN The term dual-career couple refers to a dual-

earner couple where both partners are pursuing
a career, that is, both are committed to work
A WORKPLACE and perhaps also to progression at work.

DIVERSITY?
BENEFITS OF DUAL-CAREER WORKERS

01. INCREASE IN EQUALITY

Dual career couple have better balance in their
relationship, understanding and more advanced in solving
problems for each other, than any normal couple.

02. GOOD FINANCIAL STABILITY

Since in dual career couple both the couples are
working, the financial crisis is decreased. Moreover,
these dual career couples get a better advantage of
providing their offspring with better future, education
and lifestyle than those couples who have only one
partner earning.
BENEFITS OF DUAL-CAREER WORKERS

03. BETTER SOCIALIZATION

Gone are those days when women are only meant to
stay at home and look after the house. Nowadays
everyone wants a spouse with high educational
background and a stable income to act as an extra
support system for the family.

04. EQUAL MANAGEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD CHORES

Now that both the couples are working, management
of house becomes a duty of both the couple, not only
for the female counterpart. Therefore working together
in harmony gives rise to better understanding of each
other’s problems as well as increase some rare abilities
such as patience, and decrease some useless habits like
laziness or ordering each other around.
BENEFITS OF DUAL-CAREER WORKERS

05. SHARING COMMON AIMS

The biggest benefit of being a dual career couple is that
you get to share a common goal which changes their
individual lifestyles. Not only have they got to enjoy an
individual lifestyle, but also having a common aim,
work harmoniously together to reach the goal
effectively. Also a greater sense of accomplishment is
achieved for both of them.
 WHAT IS
TELECOMMUTING?

TELECOMMUTING
This telecommuting definition refers to working from an
employee’s own home, but also includes remote work
from suitable and secure workspaces, such as libraries or
other private premises. Some employees telecommute
full time, while others have the chance to telecommute
certain days per week or on special occasions (e.g. during
pregnancy, health issues, etc.).
 THE IMPACTS OF TELECOMMUTING
WORK-LIFE BALANCE & FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS
With teleworking, the time we used to spend commuting
or travelling by car or bus to our office, company or
business has been considerably reduced. Now all we
have to do is switch on the computer, connect to the
Internet and we can work directly from home. All the
time we used to spend commuting to the office can be
spent on other tasks.
POLLUTION REDUCTION
This is an advantage both for companies and their
professionals, as well as for the rest of society.
Teleworking has been shown to reduce pollution, which
is very positive for the environment.
SAVING TIME & MONEY
This second benefit of working remotely, related to the
previous one, allows employees to have more time for
family, friends or hobbies. In addition, in the short and
long term, both the company and the employees will
save costs, as working remotely means that they do not
have to spend on petrol, office rent, transport, etc.
REDUCED CONFLICT IN COMPANIES
Spending so much time in an office or workspace can
lead to conflicts with colleagues and bosses. Working
remotely considerably reduces such problems.
 THE IMPACTS OF TELECOMMUTING
IMPROVES CONCENTRATION
Thanks to teleworking we improve our ability to
concentrate as we will normally work in environments
much more suited to our tastes such as, for example,
our own home-office. We will be able to set our
workspace according to our needs, which directly
influences our wellbeing and concentration during the
working day.

IT ALLOWS YOU TO WORK FROM ANYWHERE

As mentioned above, teleworking does not only imply

working from home, but we can accomplish objectives
remotely from anywhere on the planet from which we
can access the Internet.
MOBILE
WORKERS
WHAT IS A MOBILE
WORKER?
A MOBI LE WORK E R IS AN
EMPLOYEE WH O WO RKS
R EMOTELY AN D I S N OT TI ED TO A
PHYSI CAL OFFI C E OR LO CA TI O N.
I NS TEAD, TH E Y PE RFO RM THEI R
DUT I ES IN VARI OUS P LA CES ,
OFT EN TRAVE L L I N G F RO M O NE
JOB S I TE TO AN OTH E R.
 TYPES OF MOBILE WORKERS

INFORMATION WORKER TASK WORKER

Information worker software
lets users create and manage
information, often for
individual projects within a
department, in contrast to
enterprise management.
task worker means a person
who perform a piece of work
for a fee; “trade union” means
any association of workers the
principal purposes.

FIELD ENGINEER DECISION MAKER PROBLEM SOLVER SERVICE WORKER

A professional who is
charged with managing
technical functions and
work schedules.
A person who makes Person's ability to handle
important decisions. difficult or unexpected
situations and find
solutions to complex
business challenges.
Medical assistants and
other healthcare support
positions; hair- dressers;
ushers; and transportation
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