With the new year nearly upon us, here’s how experts expect that work and the workplace will change in 2025 — and how business owners can prepare to greet those evolutions with aplomb.

Sniff sniffs out change and adapts to it quickly; Scurry takes action without overthinking; Hem is fearful and resists change; and Haw is cautious but learns to adapt to change over time.

The government has also committed to banning zero-hour contracts, in order to ensure workers have a right to a contract that reflects the number of hours they regularly work and that all workers get ...