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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.

Stanford economist tells what can be learned from the winners of hybrid plans

Stanford economist reveal the secret of hybrid plan winners among all enterprises: Organized hybrid and Social work.

Recently, lots of the reports done by different universities and consulting agencies told us it must implement hybrid work as it is the future working method.

However, only a few companies have been able to execute a seamless hybrid plan that everyone’s happy with, while others are still confused in implement hybrid working.

A Stanford economist told us that the major factor to make a hybrid working successful is “Organized hybrid“.

Most professional women prefer hybrid and remote work

McKinsey and Lean In recent report reveal that female professionals prefer flexible work more than males. Here explains.

McKinsey and Lean In’s Women in the Workplace 2022 report reveals that Women leaders are significantly more likely than men leaders to leave their jobs.

They either desire greater freedom or want to work for an organization that is more dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as the well-being of its employees.

Over the last two years, these factors have only become more meaningful to women leaders. If companies don’t take action in response to these trends,
they’re at risk of losing more women leaders.

Why Hybrid Working is the winner in the APAC region? Experts explain.

Experts explain why hybrid working becomes the winner in APAC region.

Spurred by the pandemic, businesses across APAC (Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation) accelerated their journeys of transformation.

Referring to the latest report by telecommunications and technology company Telstra, it shows that nearly 85% of APAC organizations are promoting hybrid work arrangements, and seven in 10 organizations are now recruiting talent from all locations and allowing hybrid work arrangements.

Also, 74% of employees in APAC believe that they and their teams are more productive with flexible work arrangements. So why hybrid working has become the winner in the APAC region?

Over 10,000 People Indicate That Hybrid Working Has Helped Office Culture To Get Better, According To Financial Times

Hybrid working seems the new way for office, but businesses require bold thinking for office design.

Financial Times recently raised a poll on LinkedIn about office culture and hybrid working: “As Covid-19 restrictions have eased, do you feel that office culture has changed for the better?“.

More than 20,000 people have voted and 55% of them agreed that hybrid working had helped office culture to become better.

Meta reduces its office space as its hybrid work transitions

Meta decides to implement hybrid work and allows most of its employees are continuing to work from home.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, decides to implement hybrid work and allows most of its employees are continuing to work from home. Meta plans to reduce the rent and operation costs by decreasing its office space.

A good reason is the only key to encouraging work-in-office, according to Microsoft

Recent research from Microsoft on the situation of hybrid work identifying people need a good reason to come back office rather just decision from boss.

Many businesses have struggled with the return to work; some companies such as Apple have even rolled back plans after one-size-fits-all approaches failed to produce the desired results.

So how can leaders encourage employees to value face-to-face time? According to the findings in Microsoft’s recent research “Hybrid work is just work. Do We Have It Wrong? “, people seek each other out in order to rekindle the social interaction they have missed.

In other words, reestablishing social capital can be a potent motivator for employees to return to the workplace.

Blooming co-working and hot desking space in Singapore now

This article shows you the benefits of co-working space and why it should work with hot desking.

Some studies found that Singaporeans prefer to work with flexible working arrangements, such as hot desking.
Co-working is one of the best choices for hybrid work as it can work with hot desking.
There are a variety of co-working offices in Singapore that provide different kinds of welfare.

Full with hot desking: Redhill Singapore unveils new global headquarters

Let’s see how Redhill implements flexible working arrangements in its new office.

Redhill, one of the top global communications agencies, decided to move its new global headquarters to Singapore Tanjong Pagar on September 2022.

Up to 150 employees can work in the new 5,000-square-foot area in Tanjong Pagar, which is intended for hot desking.

How to enhance hybrid working culture with Smart Tech in Malaysia

This article explains how businesses can use current technology to their advantage in order to maximize their hybrid capabilities.

According to a Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) poll, 61.7% of businesses emphasized the need to keep using hybrid work experiences, however, there is still room for development. 1 in 6 workers still believes that companies are not prepared for a hybrid environment after more than two years of hybrid work.

This raises the question of how companies may best utilize their hybrid skills with the aid of modern technology, and how these businesses can assist their staff in striking a balance between work and personal life while still enabling them to provide their best work.

Recently Star Media Group has held a webinar “Enhancing Hybrid Working Culture with Intelligent Technology” with HP and AMD discussing how enterprises in Malaysia can adapt to embrace a new way of allowing people to ‘work happy’.