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From April 5, more employees can return to the workplace and splitting of teams will no longer be mandated. Co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force Lawrence Wong announced today (March 24) that Singapore will move from the default working from home arrangement to a more “flexible and hybrid way” …

Frustrated with long queues bred from the SOPs for shopping, Yee Yun Lim wondered how something so simple like an errand run became so complex. She recalled her experience at a Japanese convenience store where she could quickly tap in with her metro card, get what she needed, and tap …

The long-awaited announcement of Budget 2021 finally aired at 4PM on November 6, 2020. According to our Minister of Finance, Tengku Zafrul Aziz’s tabling of Budget 2021, here’s how the budget will aid the employment sector in Malaysia. A total of RM322.5 billion has been allocated for 2021, making it …

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Presented by Blue Prism In the wake of the pandemic, automation is taking center stage. Beyond cost savings, it’s helping organizations respond to volume surges, improve business resiliency, and more. Learn how it can help your company in this VB …

Telling an employee that you have to dismiss them has never been an easy task, and with the COVID-19 pandemic causing shockwaves throughout the global economy, many companies large and small have had to lay off people by the hundreds or thousands. Some CEOs have made their termination letters publicly …

In June 2020, AirAsia laid off over 300 employees to cut costs during the pandemic. That same month, it launched an agriculture e-commerce platform called Ourfarm, where F&B businesses can buy fresh produce in bulk straight from its network of farmers. When we spoke to its CEO, Lalitha after its …

According to Faizul Ridzuan, who spent over RM20,000 on buying his 50+ staff at FAR Capital AirAsia’s RM399 Unlimited Pass Cuti Cuti Malaysia, this was a decision made in 10 minutes. He had simply been browsing his Instagram feed one Sunday when he saw Tony Fernandes addressing the concerns about …

In the last few months, hundreds of millions of employees had to go home. It was a mass migration unlike any before it. While sheltering in place, companies have been wondering how to eventually bring all those people safely back into the office. However, there’s no road map for navigating …

(Reuters) — India has ordered all public and private sector employees use a government-backed contact tracing app and maintain social distancing in offices as it begins easing some of its lockdown measures in districts less affected by the coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government said on Friday India, with the …