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Work-Life Balance

Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

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

ST20250806_202548300717 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of the Changi Airport control tower and the Jewel, at Changi Airport, on Aug 6, 2025.
Singapore

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

A recent Microsoft report headlined Breaking down the infinite workday found that 40 per cent of Microsoft 365 users online at this hour are already scanning their e-mails – and that an average worker will receive 117 e-mails before the clock rolls around to midnight.
Lifestyle

Always on, always tired, sometimes rude

Work-life balance is a leading factor driving both workplace engagement and job switches, according to Randstad Singapore’s latest survey.
Singapore

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 speak at a thrive panel discussion.
Thrive

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

Three fifths of the UK workforce reported tight deadlines and two-fifths had to work at high speed, among the largest proportions in Europe, while only a third could choose the pace at which they worked, the report said
International

UK workers face some of Europe’s greatest job stress: report

FILE PHOTO: A logo for Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seen in Paris, France, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo/File Photo
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Return to office: The writing is on the wall of your cubicle

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

Some participants in the four-day work week trial express concerns about how the loss of a workday reduced their flexibility to cope with unpredictable events.
Lifestyle

Once you try a four-day work week, it’s hard to go back

Miami, newly flush with major corporations, has seen a bigger office comeback post-Covid than almost any other American city, according to data from Placer.ai, a startup that measures foot traffic to offices.
Working Life

In the new Miami, the old office culture reigns

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