As Singaporean businesses implement work-from-home arrangements as part of their business contingency plans, managers need to consider how to accommodate telecommuting arrangements without sacrificing productivity and team dynamics.
Matthieu Imbert-Bouchard,
Managing Director of Robert Half Singapore says that although managing a
team of telecommuters with varied schedules...
COVID-19 has sparked the world’s largest work from home movement. Amidst it all, technology underpins the success of remote work in today’s highly digital work environment.
Yet, the switch to remote work has been challenging for more than half (52 per cent) of the...
Despite the pessimistic outlook towards the current job market, bright spots exist where more than half of employers across the board (56%) say they are looking to hire. This has been most apparent in industry clusters such as Essential Domestic Services (65%), Modern Services (62%), and Built...
For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are manpower-lean, upskilling is one of the ways to optimise productivity especially amidst the pandemic.
However, according to NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB)'s recent Employer Skills Survey 2021, when asked about their intention to send their staff for training,...
Workforce learning has become increasingly crucial to help maintain economic productivity by improving workforce competencies. However, only half (51%) of business leaders say they have sent their workers for training in the past six months.
In addition, many (78%) business leaders who report having...
While two-thirds (66 per cent) of Singapore's local workforce are worried about job loss due to illness or disabilities, more than half (53 per cent) do not have any disability income protection, according to findings from the AIA Disability Income Survey 2022.The survey, conducted in April 2022...
A global talent shortage is limiting the take-up of new technology for more than a third of businesses in Hong Kong, according to a CPA Australia's survey.
A regional survey of business technology adoption by CPA Australia found 73 per cent of respondents in...
A study by Unispace has found that employees' new working preferences have created an immediate need for firms to re-think their real estate footprint.
Today, with over 60% of employees choosing to work remotely or in a hybrid way, rather than commute to city centres five...
With the gradual recovery of the food services industry, nine in ten (91%) employees say that there is a manpower shortage and cite low wages (58%), long working hours (48%) and dealing with unreasonable customers (42%) as the top challenges they face at work.
On-us Company Limited has released of their latest publication, 'Our Minds, Our Rights: Leveling up Workplace Mental Wellness in Asia.' This comprehensive playbook is designed to empower people managers and HR leaders with practical strategies for enhancing mental wellness in the workplace.
Key findings from...
