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Daily Cuts - Flexible hours, shorter work weeks — but why aren’t companies listening?

A recent poll shows that nearly seven in 10 companies think it’s feasible to implement a four-day work week, which aligns with new guidelines for employers to roll out flexi-work arrangements come December. Yet companies like Amazon have u-turned on such policies with a return-to-office order. What’s behind the reluctance, and what risks are these firms taking by doing so? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Neil Dyball, Managing Director, Hudson Asia, to find out more.  

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Daily Cuts - America votes 2024: Key takeaways for Singapore, Asia

Days before Americans head to the polls, Andrea Heng speaks to Kevin Chew, Associate Research Fellow – U.S Programme, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, to gain a deeper understanding of the high stakes of this U.S presidential election on the entire world and get an observer’s view of what a Trump or Harris presidency will mean for Singapore and the region. 

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Daily Cuts - How Singapore’s youths are gaming the telehealth system to obtain Ozempic

Reports point to young Singaporeans gaining access to GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic to lose weight through telemedicine channels by way of false declarations. Andrea Heng investigates this phenomenon with Dr Sueanne Toh, Founder, CEO and Medical Director, NOVI Health. They discuss the vulnerability of both telehealth providers and unknowing youths. 

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Daily Cuts - Role of digitisation in shaping the future of retail

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Stephen Sing, Executive Director, Singapore Retailers Association, about the role of digitisation in shaping the future of retail.

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Daily Cuts - How we can push for higher board representation for women in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Wong Su-Yen, Global Board Director and past Chair of the Singapore Institute of Directors, about how we can push for higher board representation for women here.

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Daily Cuts - Why dengue continues to be a big problem in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Ooi Eng Eong, Professor of the program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, about why dengue continues to be a big problem in Singapore.

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