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Flexible working

Economy & Policy

Singapore’s tripartite partners must make ‘short-term trade-offs and long-term investments’ in transformation: SNEF

One of the most significant advantages of flexible work arrangements is the potential to attract and retain a larger talent pool.
Opinion & Features

Addressing Singapore employers’ hopes and fears for flexible work arrangements

Singapore's Ministry of Manpower will conduct a review of the Employment Act with its tripartite partners.
Singapore

Singapore’s Employment Act review may include changes to leave entitlements, workers’ protection: observers

st assistant business editor and moderator joanna seow with human resource industry leaders at the st roundtable on nov 19
Singapore
BRANDED CONTENT

Talent retention, productivity gains: Industry leaders make the case for flexible work arrangements

From right: Ethan Ang, co-founder and CEO of NodeFlair; Yeo Wan Ling, NTUC assistant secretary-general; Claressa Monteiro, head of audio, The Business Times; Maureen Wee, HR head, SPH Media.
Podcasts

Lens on Singapore: Is the era of remote work over?

Pay increments may be preferred, but alternatives such as flexible work arrangements aren't bad options either.
Lifestyle
WORKING LIFE

Alternatives to pay rises becoming increasingly viable 

It is important not to confuse the benefits of offline interaction with the specific effects of a return-to-office mandate.
Opinion & Features

In bringing workers back to office, employers risk losing something more valuable

The allure of finishing “just one more task” can prevent employees from truly enjoying their surroundings, potentially leading to exhaustion instead of rejuvenation.
Working Life

No time for a holiday? A ‘workation’ could be the answer

McKinsey, for its part, has found in its own research that flexible work arrangements have been especially valued by working women.
Working Life

McKinsey weighs asking staff to come to office more often

Many commuters were likely to have been employees travelling during peak hours.
Singapore
COMMENTARY

Off the rails but still on the clock: MRT disruption underscores need for flexible work

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