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A Guide To Meeting Room Booking Systems In Hong Kong Now (2023 version)

An introduction about meeting room booking system for Hong Kong companies now.

Many companies around the world have learned this year that hybrid working is the way to go. According to new data from WFH Research, cited by Bloomberg, more than half of young employees say that hybrid working is the key to their willingness to stay.

This year, many companies in Hong Kong are responding to this trend by giving their employees the option to work more hours from home, while improving the quality of life of their employees and reducing their traditional rental costs.

So how to implement hybrid working in your office? First, you need to have a meeting room booking system.

What equipment do hybrid workers need in 2023?

To help companies prepare, we’ve summarized the 5 must-have items that every hybrid remote worker should have in their starter kit.

Today, many entrepreneurs point out that hybrid work is a major trend in the future, such as Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co said 40 percent of his staff will work in a hybrid model in the future.

The telecommunications and technology giant Telstra’s study in 2022 reported that digital transformation can help businesses in the Asia Pacific (APAC) to optimization of hybrid work.

The hybrid work experience of your workers can be made or broken by their workplace equipment. For instance, a difficult hot desking tool can make it difficult to enter the office. However, a fantastic one can make choosing a desk and a seat next to coworkers exciting for your staff members.

What do you need for your meeting room?

In current hybrid working era, what do you need for your meeting room to keep your staff productive and happy?

Changes in the last two years have driven executives to respond to new employee expectations and prompted firms to accelerate their digital objectives in order to remain relevant and available to customers.

As we learn to negotiate the current economy’s additional challenges, leaders must remain sympathetic and rely on proper technology in the right setting to allow open communication with their staff, and meeting spaces are no exception.

Are Indonesian companies ready for hybrid working now?

In Indonesia, many organizations were getting ready to start their digital transformation journey and were not ready to make the shift. Here explains.

In Indonesia, as in any other emerging economy, many organizations were getting ready to start their digital transformation journey.

The Cisco Global Hybrid Work Study 2022 indicates that 83.5 % of employees in Indonesia prefer to work in hybrid mode. However, there are still many of them that are not ready to make the shift.

According to “Polic y Discourse On Work From Anywhere” (WFA) for Indonesia’s State Civil Apparatus (ASN) shows that the main reasons are the conservative mindsets of leaders, geographical challenges, and public skepticism.

Hybrid Working Trend in Indonesia Banking Digital Transformation

One of the Indonesia bank has implement hybrid working policy permanently. Their director explains why.

PT Bank Amar Indonesia Tbk (“Amar Bank”), became the first bank in Indonesia to implement the Work From Anywhere (WFA) policy permanently, known as the Hybrid Working Style.

This policy is also in line with the Blueprint for Digital Banking Transformation published on October 26 by the Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan, OJK).

Latest hybrid work trends in Singapore a business leader needs to know in 2023 and onward

All a business leader need to know for hybrid work trends in Singapore.

After entering the transition phase, Work-from-home is no longer the default in Singapore from Jan 1, 2022. This means that Singapore has already started to go back to a normal working style.

This article will show what business leaders must recognize how, when, and where we work are no longer constrained by traditional notions of time and space in this new hybrid working era.

“In Singapore,” said Joanna Lim, Modern Work and Security Business Group Lead, Microsoft Singapore, “we recently moved from being allowed to return to the workplace, back to where working from home is once again our default.

As businesses adapt to the disruptive change, business leaders must recognize that long-held assumptions no longer hold true with their employees. They must now make choices that will impact their organizations for years to come.
Joanna Lim, Modern Work and Security Business Group Lead, Microsoft Singapore

Executives at Europe’s Largest Bank try for Hot Desking

Europe Banking giant has confirmed that hybrid working is the thing the whole bank will embrace, with hot desking and open-plan floors.

Employees at US banks like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are aware that their bosses want them back in the office. However, a large number of their coworkers at European companies work half of the time from home (WFH).

Banking giant HSBC has confirmed that hybrid working is the thing the whole bank will embrace, with hot desking and open-plan floors.

The banks’ big bosses claim that connection and flexibility are the key differentiators.

Elon Musk plans to call Twitter workers back to the office after 50% layoffs

Elon Musk intends to change Twitter’s current policy of allowing staff to work remotely by requesting that they come into the company’s offices.

Axios reported on Thursday (3 Nov 2022) that Twitter’s policy of allowing remote work may be changing as a result of an upcoming layoff. This decision is a stark reversal of Twitter’s current policy, which permits staff to work remotely on a permanent basis.

According to sources within the firm, many employees are unable or unwilling to transfer, which will lead to additional attrition in addition to layoffs.

Indonesian employees now changing their perspectives to hybrid working

Indonesian employees has the highest preference for hybrid working among ASEAN markets.

Businesses have sought to adjust to the new working environment in response to the disruption caused by the pandemic.

According to a new survey by telecommunications and technology giant Telstra, nearly 85% of Asia Pacific (APAC) organizations are encouraging hybrid work arrangements, and seven out of ten organizations are now hiring people from all locations and permitting hybrid work arrangements.

Employees are becoming more aware of how workplaces might be shaped differently in a post-pandemic context, from remote and hybrid work arrangements to video-based interviewing and debates to higher awareness and push for mental health and overall well-being.