With the implementation of the Recovery Movement Control Order Malaysian businesses will be allowed to operate more normally and office workers will settle back into the 9am to 6pm routine.
Here is how to prepare the office and business premises for operation. Note that some sectors remain closed.Many companies had already implemented split team initiatives before the restrictions, with employees taking turns to work from home. This should continue, with employers allowing those who commute via public transport some flexibility.Therefore, business owners should invest in teleconferencing and video call solutions in order to communicate.
Hand sanitisers should be placed around an office or business premises. Employers and business owners should emphasise hand hygiene and avoid hand-touching altogether. An alcohol-free alternative would be quarternary ammonium compounds. The most commonly used is benzalkonium chloride, although it is not as potent as alcohol.
For a longer-term change, open office plans could be modified. Everyone has normalised keeping a one-metre distance from each other and the habit should continue. Business premises must be sanitised before work starts every day, covering the lifts, cafeteria, meeting rooms, surau, company vehicles, indoor recreation areas, washrooms and waste disposal areas.