Performance appraisal in a pandemic

WITH employees working from home on an unprecedented scale and the Covid-19 crisis rendering current business goals moot, companies are being forced to rethink how they assess the performance of their staff. As well, many companies will find their bonus pot shrinking, making it more crucial for them to identify fairly those who are truly deserving of rewards.

In Brunch this Saturday in The Business Times Weekend, we review the annual performance review process, in a year when business targets and whole jobs have been upended.

What do catching cyber criminals and car racing have in common? In The Raffles Conversation, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz tells how the similarities between his two passions have helped him put his cybersecurity company in top gear.

Digitalisation is a trend that is aligned to a sustainable economy, and while the move towards a digital economy has been an important theme for the last few years, the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly accelerated the transition. Our Investing with Impact column explains why the outbreak has been an unexpected catalyst for a lower carbon world.

What does it mean to integrate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors into an investment analysis? As the Insights from CFA Society Singapore column sets out, using such "non-financial" information in assessing a company can change its risk and valuation numbers.

And in our Health page, a closer look at hidden toxins that lie in our foods and in our everyday lives.

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