Work-Life Balance

THE BROAD VIEW

The modern worker in trouble

We must ask whether our system makes having children a viable choice, says the writer.
THE BROAD VIEW

Want to solve Singapore’s fertility problem? Start by rethinking caregiving at work

Planning begins with honestly answering the question: What kind of lifestyle do I want to have?
SWITCHING LANES

Start planning your life, not just retirement

In an era of longevity and shifting work norms, the question is no longer how to stop working - but how to start living differently.
SWITCHING LANES

Retirement isn’t a finale – it’s a strategic pivot

Decision fatigue, emotional exhaustion and disengagement are frequent companions to senior roles, says the writer.

Boundary-led leadership: Why saying ‘no’ is a strategic advantage

People ride their bikes down the street in Dokkum, the Netherlands. It has become increasingly common for full-time workers in the country to compress their hours into four days rather than spread them over five.
THE BOTTOM LINE

The Dutch are quietly shifting towards a four-day work week

Changi Airport Group claims the top spot in Randstad’s pick of best employers for the third time.

Changi Airport tops list of best Singapore employers to work for in 2025: Randstad study

A recent Microsoft report found that 40% of Microsoft 365 users online at 6 am are already scanning their e-mails – and that an average worker will receive 117 e-mails before the clock rolls around to midnight.

Always on, always tired, sometimes rude

Work-life balance is also the key motivator for employees to switch jobs, the survey notes.

Singaporeans value work-life balance most in an ‘ideal employer’: Randstad survey

From right: Khairul Mohd Khair, head of people and organisational development at Stroke Support Station; Dione Song, chief executive of Love, Bonito; lawyer, poet and playwright Amanda Chong; and BT young audience editor Vivien Shiao at the panel discussion.

Want work-life balance? You have to make sacrifices, say panellists at dialogue on careers