Enterprise Explores

WOBB has released its pandemic edition of the annual Malaysian Work Culture Report, highlighting the experiences of Malaysia’s labour force during the pandemic, as well as the job search and application behaviour of job seekers during/post-Movement Control Order (MCO). The report highlights a few interesting key trends that could help employers understand the behavior of the post-pandemic employee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How many zeros is that, altogether? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we strive towards a more eco-friendly future, leading tech giants have pledged to lower their carbon emissions, or reach “net zero” goals by 2050. While these major companies have put ambitious plans down on paper, achieving net-zero may not be as easy as it seems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a lot of businesses, leaders head into introducing their products or services assuming that people are in a great frame of mind to buy. The mantra goes that all they have to do is cut through the noise, grab the customer’s attention and everything will be perfect.    But this is a myth.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia’s shopping mall occupancy rate declined for a fifth straight year, falling to 77.5% in 2020, its lowest since 2003, as retailers continue to be hammered by movement restrictions brought upon by the Covid-19 pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waiting to “cuti-cuti Malaysia” as soon as interstate borders open? Not so fast, says an expert, as a loosened policy could bring about the 4th wave of the pandemic. Based on the small yet sudden spike in cases and the alarming jump in infectivity rates, traveling across the country may not be the best idea at the moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Has remote working banished the idea of the sick day? Has the pandemic made us paranoid to put in that application when we have a migraine or a cold? And are we still, even in 2021, victims of the presenteeism problem?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pos Malaysia postmen will soon drop Covid-19 vaccine promotional flyers in mailboxes throughout the country, in a bid to boost registration for the shots. E-hailing giant Grab as well as retailer Parkson have also pledged their support, amid slow registrations for vaccinations. We discuss how Corporate Malaysia can do their part to boost the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is no “concrete evidence” to prove that it would be safe for people who have been fully vaccinated for Covid-19 to travel interstate and internationally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Expect two notifications about your vaccine appointments, one via SMS and the other a call. You’ll have the option to accept or reject the appointment, but once you’ve agreed to the appointment, attendance is compulsory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.