According to a survey conducted by Regus, the world’s largest provider of flexible workplaces, over a third of Malaysian workers, that’s about 38%, reported that they did not get enough sleep. This is because they need to fit personal and work commitments, either by waking up too early or by burning the midnight oil. The findings of the survey were based on interviews with more than 24,000 business people from over 90 countries.
According to the survey, although flexible working hours was highlighted as a way to reduce commuting, creating more hours in the day for sleep or family life, and improving productivity and staff retention, only 60% of firms were rewarding management for encouraging the creation of a flexible workforce.
According to Bernama, the survey said that most workers felt that a shorter commute (31%) and greater flexibility of location (38%) would give them more time to spend with their families as well as to catch some extra sleep.
"Hence, businesses can also benefit from introducing greater flexibility which is reported to improve productivity (72%) and help retain staff (82%)," said Regus country manager, T.Vijayakumar.
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