Two-thirds of M’sian workers want work-from-home policy to continue, reveals KPMG survey

PETALING JAYA: Majority of the workforce in Malaysia supports the continuation of work-from-home arrangement post movement control order (MCO) period, reveals a survey by KPMG Malaysia.

The survey, which was conducted to understand the social wellbeing of work-from-home as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, found that 69% agreed that work-from-home should continue post-MCO as part of the new normal, while 56% of business owners are supportive of work-from-home arrangements.

As such, Chan said the learning curve has been steep, not just for employees, but also for business leaders. "The faster the company can adapt, the less impact there will be to disruptions in operations," she said in a statement on Wednesday . However, the survey noted that in terms of productivity, collaboration tools recorded the highest with 77% compared to email , social media applications and video conferencing tools .

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