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Volvo Cars is increasing paid parental leave for employees globally to 24 weeks regardless of gender. We discuss what inclusive and supportive policies like the Family Bond policy does for a company’s culture, employee happiness, and community engagement.

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You know how frustrating or impossible tasks feel when the CTRL key on your keyboard is busted? Well, apparently it’s the same at Work.

On this episode of Psychology@Work, organisational psychologist and CEO of O-Psych Hetal Doshi double-clicks on some of the main issues all working Malaysians are facing during this “full lockdown”, and how it always comes back down to Control.

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With the desire to provide better alternatives to fast food, Ahmad Syafik Jaafar of Ira Noah co-founded Nanka, a company that uses jackfruits as burger patties. To find out why, we speak to Ahmad Syafik Jaafar while discovering how jackfruits stand out when compared to other meat substitutes and his aspirations for Nanka.

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Last Friday, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong announced that the state of emergency will be extended in Sarawak until February 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This means that the state elections will not be held until the Emergency is lifted. We discuss the political implications of the election delay, as well as how Sarawak politics figure in the tussle for power at the federal level. Dr. James Chin also cautions about the consequences of political intervention from the monarchy.

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走在街上随意做个街访，问一问路人甲乙丙丁，“你喝过Tealive吗？”，甲乙丙大概都说yes，没喝过的丁丁，也只是年纪太大，不适合喝甜饮，但他也一定听过Tealive，或者在商场、油站、商业区这些地方看过这个招牌。你也许心里会想，不过就是一家奶茶店，有什么了不起呢？但其实这就是它厉害之处，一个技术门槛那么低，几乎人人都可以投入售卖的产品，却可以在不到5年的时间内全国开了超过600个销售点，而且还进军了东南亚其他国家，英国也开了分店，而且不要忘记的是，在这短短的时间内，Tealive遇过特许经营权纠纷、然后又有开了一条又一条的奶茶街所带来的竞争、再来就是这一年多以来疫情对饮食业的冲击。当那奶茶街·一条接着一条消失以后，Tealive却在部署着上市了。你不得不好奇，那到底是一个什么样的商业策略，让公司走到今天。

要解答这些问题，问当事人就最好不过。我们这一期节目就迎来了Loob Holding Sdn Bhd创办人兼总执行长 Bryan Loo。

The pandemic has been a calamity for the F&B and hospitality sector, but thanks to a couple of cash infusions and a much-needed pivot, there appears to be a silver lining on the horizon.

Mac Chung Lynn, the Founder and Group CEO of Nando's in Malaysia and Singapore explains.

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We speak to Iskandar Ismail from MYCC (Malaysia Competition Commission) on the P-hailing industry following the recent announcement that the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry is giving Foodpanda and Grab 14-days to present suggestions to improve their services.

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As we're seeing a flurry of visits from the Biden administration to Asia, we ask Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Wilson Centre what do these trips signify. The Morning Run also asks him Biden's current strategy against China and whether Southeast Asian nations can maintain a balance in relations between the US and China.

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US GDP growth will continue to trend above average whilst earnings season was in line with expectations but yet markets appear to be at crossroads. We ask Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, at US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management, why.

疫情之下，数字鸿沟成为新一代的阶级壁垒，在数码化时代进程中，无力完成数字化转型的小商小贩，成为被遗忘的一群人。大马美食文化离不开小贩们的贡献，一群来自槟城的年轻人不忍目睹小贩的困境，创办起打包计划。他们通过网民自发投稿，利用社交媒体的力量，替小贩增加网络曝光度，甚至将所收集的商家信息嵌入谷歌地图，网民只需打开地图链接即可看见附近被推荐的小贩商家。究竟打包计划缘起为何？打包计划创办人Yik Khai和Kelvin将向各位解答。