Companies in Malaysia should institute flexible work arrangements in order to maintain a healthy work-life balance for their employees within the Covid-19 era, reports the Malay Mail citing a survey by United Overseas Bank (UOB). The survey found that more than eight in 10 employees polled expect that work-life balance would improve as working from home regularly becomes a permanent work option, with 74% also expecting their productivity to improve as they have greater freedom over how they manage their working hours. The belief that the flexibility to manage one’s own working hours will result in higher productivity was most strongly-held by Generation Z (87%) and Generation Y (78%) employees. The survey also showed that nine in 10 Malaysia employees expect flexible working arrangements to become more common in a post Covid-19 environment, with the highest sentiment being shared among Generation X (94%), followed by Generation Y (88%) and Generation Z (87%). The majority, or 76%, of Malaysian employees believe their employers will pay more attention to their employees’ well-being as a result of the lessons of Covid-19. “The expectation that flexible working arrangements will continue post- pandemic is unsurprising given that more than one in two employees (55%) in Malaysia expressed satisfaction in their employers with regards to providing flexible work arrangements during the pandemic,” the survey stated.