Addressing Singapore employers’ hopes and fears for flexible work arrangements

AMID the high-profile calls by some tech and financial companies for workers to return to the office, it may come as a surprise that “employers are ready” for flexible work arrangements (FWAs) is the main conclusion of a research collaboration between The Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and the Singapore University of Social Sciences.

Many have mixed feelings, though. These quotes, taken from our surveys, illustrate the mix of hopes and fears among employers in making provisions for FWAs.

“What we can see is probably... FWAs will allow us a bigger pool of employee choices, because we are now (able to employ) those groups of people who used to be unable to work due to... personal reasons.” – General manager, retail, F&B and general services