Commentary: The biggest work-from-home exercise may have just begun. How ready is Singapore?

But all was not smooth. Raffles Place and Suntec City were filled with long queues on the first day of temperature screenings on Monday .

More companies should follow suit. The risk of transmission is a cause for concern when the virus looks more infectious than the flu thought it is less fatal than SARS thus far. Sectors, especially the information and communications, financial and insurance, and administrative and support services may be better suited too.Employers understandably worry about lower productivity, but the evidence suggests the opposite.

Singaporeans are also a responsible bunch and can be entrusted to work remotely. About 70 per cent of respondents to a Michael Page 2019 survey said they respond to work calls and emails even outside of office hours, when most of their roles require them to be contactable.Despite the merits, working from home may be an impossible task for some companies to consider given the nature of their business.

Today over six in 10 Singaporeans say they work remotely on a weekly basis, with half doing so for at least half the week, according to the 2018 IWG flexible Working Survey.

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