No silver bullet for the silver workforce
Singapore
BUSINESSES are turning to technology and job redesign to cope with an ageing workforce and labour crunch, executives told The Business Times.
Ong Eng Tiang, head of building management and security services at Advancer Global, noted that "while rising manpower costs will continue to be a challenge", the group invests in solutions like smart toilet systems to improve the productivity of cleaners and security guards on its payroll.
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