Kuala Lumpur, 11th June 2020- Since Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced a Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO), businesses across almost all sectors have reopened to rebuild the country’s economy. That said, experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) believe that COVID-19 will become endemic and will remain prevalent the same way HIV is even after a vaccine is found. Therefore, even as Malaysians now enjoy less limiting movement regulations, we should be prepared to embrace a new normal in workplace culture. This includes normalizing flexible work hours, increased virtual processes, and remote working, among others.
According to a recent internal survey conducted by HealthMetrics, Malaysia’s leading employee wellness and benefits platform, more than 50% of companies were not prepared for flexible hours or working remotely when the Movement Control Order (MCO) began on 18th March. Today, 40% of these companies are still facing challenges and are unable to operate fully. With that, what can companies do to prepare their employees both mentally and physically to work optimally no matter the crisis in the future?
Kindly attribute to Leo Chow, Chief Executive Officer, Lazada Malaysia.
Lazada Malaysia lauds the government’s plans and support for a digital-led recovery plan for our local SMEs. SMEs are the backbone of our society, for job creation and economic contribution. The Shop Malaysia Online initiative will be integral in supporting and enabling Malaysia’s small businesses to not only cope, but to flourish in the new normal. We are committed to supporting this initiative, as well as to continue promoting the Buy Malaysia campaign.
Attribute to Sean Goh, Managing Director of Grab Malaysia
On behalf of Grab, we are excited about and supportive of the Pelan Jana Semula Ekonomi Negara (PENJANA) by the government. As a homegrown tech enabler and proponent of the digital economy, we are honoured to be a part of the government’s Shop Online Malaysia and cashless adoption campaign. We hope to continue to leverage our tech solutions to empower Malaysians, local SMEs and traditional businesses to adopt the digital economy.
