The changing landscape of employment demands creative financial solutions. Traditional nine-to-five desk jobs with financial benefits tied to a single employer are less common than they once were. Today, the rise of the gig economy and new work models, accelerated by the global pandemic, have reshaped how we work. We may even need to change the language we’ve used for years. 

In this episode of the Big Business Insights podcast, host Blessing Utete unpacks this evolving landscape of retirement and financial planning together with Dr Bomikazi Zeka, Associate Professor in Finance and Financial Planning at the University of Canberra, and futurist and CEO of Flux Trends, Dion Chang. They discuss the new Two-Pot Retirement System and the diverse economic and social factors affecting retirement planning globally, and have predictions about Gen Z’s ways of working. 

Resources used in this episode: 

●      Weforum.org: Global Risks Report

●      Treasury.gov.za: Retirement Fund Reform  

●      Oxfordre.com: Social Policy: History (1900–1950)

●      PopTech YouTube: The changing world of work

●      SABC YouTube Clip: Two-Pot System  

●      LinkedIn: How big is the creator economy? Three times larger than we thought!

●      Oldmutual.co.za: Revolution in retirement: How the "Two-Pot" system brightens the future for South Africa's workers