The unsustainable ways that people treat the world's biosphere have been directly related to the COVID-19 catastrophe. The COVID-19 dilemma should serve as a reminder to us that we need to reconsider our working methods in order to contribute to environmental sustainability when viewed through this lens. IHRM research might have unintentionally encouraged frequent international travel in situations where it might have been easily avoided and substituted by more ecologically friendly forms of professional engagement in the past. The current crisis now gives IHRM researchers a chance to direct MNEs toward helping to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Basis the context given above, answer the question below by critically analyzing the current practices and offer suggestions to make amends:

Will pre-pandemic patterns of global employment prevail in the "new normal" or will new ones emerge? How can IHRM assist MNEs in achieving the SDGs, which include health and safety? [15]