LETTER | The benefits of FWAs goes beyond coping with Covid-19 and can be a boon Malaysians in many ways.
| The spread of Sars-Cov-2 and its ensuing disease, Covid-19, has essentially resulted in a shutdown of large parts of Malaysia’s economy.
Over the next two weeks, a significant share of businesses categorised as providing "non-essential services" will see their employees engage in a crash-course in flexible work arrangements . For some, this will be an extension of something already experienced. The strongest argument for government intervention is that there exist numerous positive externalities to the widespread adoption of FWAs – benefits to society as a whole that aren’t captured by individual firms.Economic growth in Malaysia is urban-centre driven, something which exacerbates both the rural-urban divide and national-level inequality. FWAs, however, allow such growth to be more geographically harmonious.
In the same way that FWAs can liberate women , they do so for other disadvantaged subgroups whose mobility may be more limited. Allowing the disabled and the elderly to work remotely, and at their own pace, strengthens the incentives they have to seek employment, giving them a regular source of income and cognitive stimulation.
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