COVID-19 pandemic

=== Economic ===
Despite strong economic rebounds following the initial lockdowns in early 2020, towards the latter phases of the pandemic, many countries began to experience long-term economic effects. Several countries saw high [[inflation rate]]s which had global impacts, particularly in developing countries.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||date=16 May 2023 |title=Post-pandemic world economy still feeling COVID-19's sting {{!}} UN News |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/05/1136727 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=news.un.org }}</ref> Some economic impacts such as [[supply chain]] and trade operations were seen as more permanent as the pandemic exposed major weaknesses in these systems.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news ||date=23 June 2023 |title=Not Everything Is Getting Back to Normal In the Post-Pandemic Economy |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-23/podcast-not-everything-is-getting-back-to-normal-in-the-post-pandemic-economy |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref>

In Australia, the pandemic caused an increase in [[occupational burnout]] in 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||last1=Churchill |first1=Brendan |last2=Bissell |first2=David |last3=Ruppanner |first3=Leah |date=19 March 2023 |title=The 'great resignation' didn't happen in Australia, but the 'great burnout' did |url=http://theconversation.com/the-great-resignation-didnt-happen-in-australia-but-the-great-burnout-did-201173 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=The Conversation }}</ref>

During the pandemic, a large percentage of workers in Canada came to prefer working from home, which had an impact on the traditional work model. Some corporations made efforts to force workers to return to work on-site, while some embraced the idea.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||last1=Granja |first1=Aracelly Denise |last2=Champagne |first2=Eric |last3=Choinière |first3=Olivier |date=27 April 2023 |title=Post-pandemic work in the public sector: A new way forward or a return to the past? |url=http://theconversation.com/post-pandemic-work-in-the-public-sector-a-new-way-forward-or-a-return-to-the-past-204008 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=The Conversation }}</ref>