Hotels get lean and mean with machines and job redesign

With pared-down workforces and jobs that aren’t likely to return soon, they have been forced to prepare their employees for a new way of working

Annabeth Leow

Published Thu, Apr 22, 2021 · 05:50 AM

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Singapore

TOURISM remains at a standstill, but Singapore's hotel sector is weathering the downturn better than might have been expected.

Hoteliers have taken the opportunity to redesign jobs, reskill workers and adopt more technology, as the exodus of foreign workers shapes up to be a permanent one.

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Hotels get lean and mean with machines and job redesign

Annabeth Leow

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Thailand to appoint former energy executive Pichai as finance minister, sources say

Consumer gulf widens as demand for premium and budget foods grows

‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia spends big to become an AI superpower

Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir facing anti-graft probe in a case involving his sons

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South Korea readies new system to detect illegal short-selling

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