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KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- Most Malaysians believe that achieving a good balance between work and personal life is a major priority, according to a study by Kelly Services Inc.
In the study, 90 percent of the Malaysian respondents also said that mobile communications technology has improved personal productivity and transformed their work-life balance.
And 80 percent of the respondents said the ability to work outside the office, yet remaining in constant contact, had been a positive development, even though almost half were working longer hours.
For the study, Kelly Services, a leading workforce management services and human resources company, obtained the views of nearly 100,000 people in 34 countries, including almost 2,000 in Malaysia.
Much of the transformation in workforce behaviour is being driven by the younger generation of workers under Generation Y (18 to 29 years old) and Generation X (30 to 47 years old), the company said in a statement here on Tuesday.
Kelly Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd's vice president and country general manager, Melissa Norman, said the explosion of mobile and digital devices was helping to create a more flexible and adaptable workforce that was also more productive.
"Many employees now have the capability to work from home or away from the office, at any hour of the day, and this is proving positive for productivity and work-life balance," Norman said.
"Even though some are working longer hours, this is largely offset by the greater freedom and flexibility of the virtual workplace," she said.
Norman said a few other recent developments also had a major impact on employee engagement and personal productivity.
"There is a blurring of the line between work and personal life as employees are integrating information technology into their lives at many levels," she said.
"Employers who use technology to enhance working arrangements are also likely to reap productivity benefits," she added.
-- BERNAMA
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