Some companies had to make radical changes after Covid-19 broke out in Singapore. It aims to allow staff to work from home.
For example, Curtains and blinds retailer mc.2, quickly put together new product demonstration videos to help their sales staff perform client consultations through video calls rather than at the showroom.
Others that already had some experience with remote working had to scale up their systems.
The human resources head for the cluster markets in Singapore, Australia, and the ASEAN and South Asia, Ms. Charlotte Thng said in a statement.
“Standard Chartered Bank, which employs around 10,000 people in Singapore, has increased its virtual private network capacity by 11 times.”
IT Influences a Lot During Pandemic
It also provided staff with up to US$100 (S$138) each so that they could buy extra IT supports. For instance, monitors and keyboards, to boost productivity at home.
Now, even as businesses ensure that workers can comfortably return to the workforce. It was because of the economy reopens in stages, remote work looks set to be a huge part of working life.
Firms and observers say some practices, such as greater flexibility for telecommuting and more efficient meetings, are here to stay.
Twitter said in May that if workers are in a position and circumstance that allows them to work from home. In addition, they want to continue doing so, they can.
Facebook also said that month it expects as many as half of its 48,000-plus employees to operate remotely within a decade. Yet in some situations, they will need to take a pay cut that is focused on lower living costs.
Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing has said there is a high potential for more people here to work from home regularly.
57 percent of the jobs in Singapore are done by professionals, managers, executives, and technicians.
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