productivity

Tong's Portfolio

Work from home or office must be the sole prerogative of the company

While WFH was the most productive (really, only) option during the pandemic, is this still the case in a post-pandemic world? We think not.
The productivity remedy - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Commentary

The productivity remedy

Growth and inflation over the next 10 years will be significantly influenced by productivity growth
Budget 2023: More support for innovation and training activities for SMEs - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Budget 2023

Budget 2023: More support for innovation and training activities for SMEs

Singapore will top up $4 billion to the Government National Productivity Fund to drive innovation across industries.

Tong's Portfolio

The golden decades of broad-based wealth creation (accumulation) are over

Real and perceived income-wealth inequality will lead to more conflicts.

News

Tech news in less than 5 minutes – January 2022

Bite-sized news on data fragmentation, artificial intelligence, digital payments, robotics, and how to level up in 2022.
Majority of Singaporean employees expect work-life balance to improve as WFH becomes the new norm, says UOB survey - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Covid-19

Majority of Singaporean employees expect work-life balance to improve as WFH becomes the new norm, says UOB survey

Some 70% of Singaporean employees also expect their productivity to improve with the new flexible working arrangements.

Singapore economy

Majority of Singapore SMEs not ready for impending GST increase, says UOB survey

“The measures chosen by SMEs to manage the anticipated increase in GST suggest that are looking for ways to mitigate the increase in costs without passing it on to customers,” says Mervyn Koh, UOB’s business banking head in Singapore.

Ageing

Changing mindsets to meet needs of the ageing population

SINGAPORE (Nov 12): When it comes to keeping older workers employed, Singapore has scored well among developed nations. But more can be done, says London Business School Professor Andrew Scott.

Global Economy

Growing talent mismatch & productivity issues taking a toll on global labour market: Hays

SINGAPORE (Sept 25): The global labour market is coming under increasing pressure even with expectations of economic growth to maintain its momentum over the next 12 months, finds the latest and seventh edition of the Hays Global Skills Index.

Tech

Robots still missing from the largest part of Japan’s economy

TOKYO (June 22): Japan is famous as a land of robots, but most of those machines haven’t made their way off of factory floors.
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