Here is some light reading material curated by Chief of Staff Asia to keep you updated over the weekend.
Tension Is Rising Around Remote Work | Harvard Business Review
According to a recent study featured in the Harvard Business Review, employees across various industries have become accustomed to the benefits of remote work, including improved work-life balance, increased flexibility, and reduced commuting stress. Consequently, many workers are now advocating for a more permanent remote work arrangement, setting the stage for a potential clash between employer expectations and employee preferences.
Forbes reported that most employers are convinced that remote working hinders the productivity of their employees. However, there seems to be a demand in this avenue as companies with remote or hybrid policies hire remote employees twice the rate of companies that are office-based. This is according to a new analysis from Scoop a hybrid work management software company.
Can AI help Gen Z workers make up lost ground? | BBC
Gen Z may have started in the workforce industry during the pandemic but their affluence to AI would definitely help them cope, according to BBC. As the first truly digital generation, their innate fluency with technology could help them make up some of that ground – especially as AI becomes a hugely important part of the modern workplace.
Employee mental and emotional health has become a trend and more and more employees embrace mental health breaks among their workers. According to GGS, as reported in ET Healthworld, workplace culture plays an important role in promoting employees’ emotional well-being.
