Er gwaethaf y cynnydd hwn, mae'r pandemig wedi ein gwthio tuag at amgylchiadau hynod heriol, gan ysgogi cyfnod o newidiadau mawr ac aflonyddu yn y farchnad lafur. Mae wedi amlygu a chryfhau tueddiadau cymdeithasol presennol megis diogelwch gwaith ac incwm, poblogaeth sy'n heneiddio a'r risg isorweddol o afiechyd, newidiadau diwydiannol yn yr economi a digideiddio. Mae’r sefyllfa’n cael ei gwaethygu ymhellach gan effeithiau ymadael â’r UE ar swyddi, gan gynnwys gweithwyr o dramor yn gadael.
Despite this progress, the pandemic has propelled us into the most challenging of circumstances instigating a period of profound change and disruption to the labour market. It has surfaced and deepened existing societal trends such as the security of work and income, an aging population and underlying vulnerability to ill health, industrial shifts to the economy and digitalisation.  It is further compounded by the employment impacts of EU exit which includes the departure of foreign-born workers.