More than 7 in 10 S’poreans prefer remote work, higher than global average: IMF economists

The rate of remote work has stabilised at around 20 per cent in Singapore, slightly above pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels, according to the economists. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): More than seven in 10 Singaporean workers exhibit a stronger preference for remote work, more than their global counterparts, said two International Monetary Fund economists.

In an article featured in the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s biannual report on Monday (Oct 30), economists Shujaat Khan and Margaux MacDonald said the share of Singaporean workers who prefer to work mostly from home has increased between 2021 and 2022.