Staff welfare

Australia gives millions of workers ‘right to disconnect’

AUSTRALIA gave millions of workers the legal right to “disconnect” on Monday (Aug 26), allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours contact from employers, to the distress of big industry.

Why does it still not feel alright to talk about mental health issues at work?

Lens on Singapore: Is it really okay to not be okay? (Ep 6)

Almost S$16 billion lost to anxiety and stress? Something really ought to be done about the mental well-being of employees at the workplace! Howie Lim finds out what.

Meta employees making use of the games-room facilities in the company's Singapore office in May 2022.  Employers now routinely offer their staff perks such as free food, gym membership and flu  jabs.

The unstoppable rise of the Nanny Company

As overwhelmed states step back and competition for workers steps up, companies are providing their employees and communities with more benefits