Office or remote? Give workers a greater sense of purpose, wherever they are

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Common reasons given by those pushing for strict office mandates include concerns around productivity, accountability and remote management challenges.

all employers in Singapore must fairly consider formal requests from employees for flexible work arrangements from this month, under the new Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests.

this is not one-size-fits-all – it depends on roles and responsibilities. A salesperson may thrive with the freedom to schedule client meetings, and that flexibility dovetails with his company’s need for income. A research chemist, on the other hand, has to have structured lab time and the facilities to do what the researchers have trained to do, and what the organisation seeks from them.

employers are switching from the carrot to the stick. Starbucks has told its corporate staff they could be fired if they do not come to work at the office three days a week. And Amazon has also mandated a return to the office five days a week starting Jan 2, 2025.

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