Flexi-work: will it work?

Florence Ng

Managing Director, Founder

Straits Talent Pte Ltd

The move to embrace better work-life balance and flexi-work schemes needs to be top-down for it to work over the long haul. It is a big mindset change for senior leaders whose focus is on the bottom line. As long as these leaders remain unconvinced, flexi-work initiatives, however well intended and well crafted, will fizzle out down the line. By and large, today's bosses have come a long way in our acceptance of the need for work-life balance. In most cases, it is key for staff retention. More can to be done to convert th…