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MEF: Long hours may not mean quality work

By RAHIMY RAHIM
rahimyr@thestar.com.my

PETALING JAYA: Working long hours does not necessarily increase productivity or improve the quality of output, according to employers.

"In fact, employees who prefer to stay back and claim overtime only show that they cannot manage their time effectively," said the Malaysian Employers Federation.

MEF executive director Shamsuddin Bardan added: "Working long hours does not make you a good employee. It also does not mean that you can be more productive and perform quality work. You should instead practise a healthy and balanced work life."

He believed that some employers. stayed back due to peer pressure from colleagues who spent more time in the office.

"They don't want to look bad going off while their colleagues are still working," he said.

Shamsuddin noted that longer working hours could add to the operational. costs, with employers having to pay more for electricity and overtime, among other expenses.

To encourage a balance between life and work among its staff, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd has implemented flexible working hours and allows some of its employees to work from home, using the Internet and smart phones and other such devices.

The bank even has specific days in a week when employees are encouraged to go home early, said its Diversity and Inclusion Champion and Country Legal and Compliance head Irene Tan.

She added that Malaysians were generally hardworking and got along well with the other staff who are of various nationalities.

"It is our priority that our staff have a healthy work-life balance. Our flexible working arrangements allow many of them to fulfil their personal obligations and at the same time deliver quality work," she said.

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, too, believes in a good work and life balance for its employees.

A corporate affairs officer who declined to be named said that employees are now meeting work demands faster than before.

"In general, productivity levels have increased over the last 10 years in tandem with the advent of technology," he added.

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Happiness is a choice

.... which 1 do u prefer?

Hadith

... to ponder

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Ingatan utk Kita

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Happy 41st Birthday

Today 2/3/2013 is my birthday. Received lots of wishes from friends, colleagues, ex-staffs and my family.

To all, thank you for remembering my day and semoga kita semua diberkati dan dirahmati olehNYA.

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Stay Istiqomah & 'Never give up'

Assalamualaikum,

Stay Istiqomah & 'Never give up'..

A man woke up early in order to have his morning devotion(Subuh prayers) He got dressed, set on his way to the Lord's house.

On his way to e MASJID, e man fell & his clothes got dirty. He got up, brushed himself up, n headed home.

At home, he changed his clothes, & was, again, on his way to e MASJID.

On his way to e MASJID, he fell again & at e same spot! He, again, got up, brushed himself off & headed home. At home he, once again, changed his clothes & was on his way to e Lord's house.

On his way to e MASJID, he met a man holding a lamp. He asked e man of his identity & e man replied 'I saw u fall twice on ur way to e MASJID, so I brought a lamp so I can light ur way.

The first man thanked him profusely & e two went on their way to e MASJID.

Once at e MASJID, e first man asked e man with e lamp to come in & offer SOLAAH w him.

The second man refused.

The first man asked him a couple more times and, again, e answer was e same.

The first man asked him why he did not wish to come in and pray.

The man replied, 'I am Satan'. The man was shocked at this reply. Satan went on to explain, 'I saw u on ur way to e MASJID and it was I who made u fall. When u went home, cleaned yourself & went back on ur way to e MASJID, God forgave all of ur sins.

I made u fall a second time, and even that did not encourage u to stay home, but rather, u went back on ur way to MASJID. Because of that, God forgave all the sins of e people of ur household.

I was afraid if I made u fall one more time, then God will forgive e sins of e people of ur village, so I made sure that u reached e MASJID safely.'

Do not put off e good u intended to do as u never know how much reward u might receive fr e hardships u encounter while trying to achieve that good.

For ur righteousness can save ur family & religion too, In Shaa Allah..?

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