SINGAPORE – Many bosses believe the weakening economy is increasing the need for staff working from home to get back to the office, noted a survey released on Thursday.
It found that 51 per cent of executives in Singapore prefer employees to work more frequently from the office, although 77 per cent felt that hybrid working – partly at home, partly at the office – is here to stay.
Remote roles are in decline, noted LinkedIn, which polled 2,900 executives from large organisations across the world, including in Singapore.
An analysis of remote job postings on its site showed that there are more applications for these roles than posts available. While only 5.2 per cent of jobs are remote in Singapore, they are receiving 7.8 per cent of applications.
The poll also found that 80 per cent of executives here feel the economic climate could force them to pull back on flexible work, learning development and employee well-being….
