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Why are companies mandating five days back to office?
Manage episode 450308362 series 2746641
Tech giant Grab has told its employees to return to the office five days a week starting in December. This follows other MNCs such as Amazon. Do the reasons for mandating full-time office work stand up to scrutiny? Steven Chia and Crispina Robert discuss this with guests Karen Teo, country manager for recruitment and talent firm Quess Singapore, and Dr Issac Lim, founder of Anthro Insights and lecturer at NUS Business School.
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Chapters
1. Why are companies mandating five days back to office? (00:00:00)
2. Is five-day RTO better for productivity? (00:07:00)
3. Going for manicures at 3pm (00:09:00)
4. Access to talent is wider with flexibility (00:13:15)
5. Is it a cheap way to lay off staff (00:19:24)
6. WFH is terrible for micromanagers (00:23:15)
203 episodes
Manage episode 450308362 series 2746641
Tech giant Grab has told its employees to return to the office five days a week starting in December. This follows other MNCs such as Amazon. Do the reasons for mandating full-time office work stand up to scrutiny? Steven Chia and Crispina Robert discuss this with guests Karen Teo, country manager for recruitment and talent firm Quess Singapore, and Dr Issac Lim, founder of Anthro Insights and lecturer at NUS Business School.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Why are companies mandating five days back to office? (00:00:00)
2. Is five-day RTO better for productivity? (00:07:00)
3. Going for manicures at 3pm (00:09:00)
4. Access to talent is wider with flexibility (00:13:15)
5. Is it a cheap way to lay off staff (00:19:24)
6. WFH is terrible for micromanagers (00:23:15)
203 episodes
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