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Three cheers for hybrid work: Jakarta Post contributor

The writer says remote and hybrid work are a silver lining of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The writer says remote and hybrid work are a silver lining of the Covid-19 pandemic. PHOTO: REUTERS
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JAKARTA – There is no shortage of hyperbole in the debate about whether companies should demand a full return to office work.

According to Citadel’s Ken Griffin, the hedge fund owes its record-breaking US$16 billion (S$21 billion) haul in 2022 to its staff’s full-time presence in the office. But such sound bites ignore all the benefits that remote work offers to employers, employees and the economy more broadly.

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