work from home

LinkedIn does not expect employees to begin returning to its offices until September, and plans to make it standard practice to let them work from home as much as half of the time.

Parental stress and maternal burnout lurk around the corner as mothers struggle to balance family, work and chores with little or no time at all for personal activities.

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin says this is to encourage shared responsibility and increase women's work productivity.

Many companies say they are ready to continue the work from home trend although the traditional office space may never completely disappear.

While working from home may still get the job done, those who call for lockdowns with no consideration of the consequences on anyone else should rethink their positions.

While working from home is associated with convenience and comfort, it can also be difficult for those struggling to shift their entire workload online.

Intelligence work often must be done in special locations which are protected from outside eavesdropping and cannot be done from home.

Rising costs of childcare mean families will need extended assistance.

Critics of the government's work from home order should understand that its hands are full battling the Covid-19 pandemic.

Employers cannot force workers to take annual or unpaid leave during this period.

Face-to-face activities such as meetings, discussions and trainings must be held online.

Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says this is no longer a request.