Diversity and inclusivity practices in the workplace are often cited by organisations. Although not foreign to employers, it is important to consider how these practices must be enforced even further within their organisations especially in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Although great expectations are placed on the employees to be accountable to their work, it is also a two-way street. Employers also have a duty to manage workplace expectations and set up an environment where employees feel encouraged, especially more so where businesses are under a microscope as businesses shift to working from home.

The Covid-19 pandemic has empowered employees with the flexibility of working from home or hybrid work styles. However, even with the benefits, the given flexibility of work from home or hybrid work arrangements does present itself with a host of problems of accountability in the white collar industry.

The blue collar workforce, though mostly invisible through the lenses of many, are the backbone of our country. The nature of blue collar work is hard manual labour, predominantly in the construction, factory, services, farming, agriculture, and mining and quarrying sectors – all of which are integral sectors of the economy