Nearly three-quarters of workers in Singapore believe that companies put business continuity above workplace safety

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Singapore-A new survey found that 72% of employees believe that the companies they serve prioritize business continuity over workplace safety, even if more Singaporeans are preparing to return to their offices.

The survey was commissioned by the digital workflow company ServiceNow and conducted by the market research company Wakefield Research. According to a TODAY Online survey, the survey included 100 senior managers based in Singapore and 1,000 in companies that employ more than 5,000 employees. Employees working.

However, the Singapore survey results show that there seems to be a disconnect between the expectations of workers and their employers. About half of the employees said that if some remote work cannot be guaranteed and if flexible working hours are not provided, they will resign, but the same percentage of bosses said they hope to restore their work patterns from before the pandemic.

Regarding employees’ concerns that their workplace prioritizes business rather than safety, Singapore’s survey results are significantly larger than the average for the rest of the world (the latter is 60%). Only India (76%) and New Zealand (87%) showed higher percentages.

The vast majority of employees surveyed (91%) said they like recent changes, including remote work, while slightly more than half of the respondents (52%) said it is vital that their company provides flexible working hours. More than two-fifths of employees (42%) said that ensuring remote work is also important.

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Employees also cited the advantages of working from home, including: saving time on commuting (52%), greater flexibility in managing personal responsibilities (47%), and improved use of technology to increase work efficiency (45%).

As for executives and bosses, slightly less than half of the respondents (46%) said that their top priority is to return to the pre-Covid working methods and they want to reverse the changes in working methods. Roughly the same number (47%) said they believe the transition to the new normal will be more difficult than the initial adjustment to the pandemic.

The vast majority (91%) of executives and bosses also pointed out that business functions (such as document approval, performance review, information technology (IT) asset request and approval, and check or cash transactions) are still performed online. Four-fifths said that their company will save more money due to changes in operations, but only 68% said that these savings should be applied to digital transformation.

Bill McDermott, Chief Executive Officer of ServiceNow, said: “The tremendous power of global digital work is showing everyone the future of work.

Digital workflow is the way of business development in the 21st centuryST century. Can not go back. Digital transformation will accelerate. The new way of working will become the norm. We are on the cusp of an unprecedented wave of workflow and workplace innovation. “

Regarding its method, Wakefield Research stated that “online quantitative survey was conducted between September 1stST And September 10dayBy 2020, 900 C-level executives and 8,100 office professionals (employees) in companies with 500 or more employees from the following countries/regions: United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, India, Japan, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

When Wakefield conducted a cross-industry survey, he found that the following five key industries and their employees were highlighted: financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, and the public sector. “-/ TISG

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