Singapore Hybrid Working

Latest hybrid work trends in Singapore a business leader needs to know in 2023 and onward

All a business leader need to know for hybrid work trends in Singapore.

After entering the transition phase, Work-from-home is no longer the default in Singapore from Jan 1, 2022. This means that Singapore has already started to go back to a normal working style.

This article will show what business leaders must recognize how, when, and where we work are no longer constrained by traditional notions of time and space in this new hybrid working era.

“In Singapore,” said Joanna Lim, Modern Work and Security Business Group Lead, Microsoft Singapore, “we recently moved from being allowed to return to the workplace, back to where working from home is once again our default.

As businesses adapt to the disruptive change, business leaders must recognize that long-held assumptions no longer hold true with their employees. They must now make choices that will impact their organizations for years to come.
Joanna Lim, Modern Work and Security Business Group Lead, Microsoft Singapore

Hybrid working empowers female workers now, according to Singapore President

Singapore President Halimah Jacob explains how hybrid working empower women in workforce.

Singapore resident female employment rate increased in the past decade from 54% to 57.7% in 2020, according to Minister of State for Manpower Gan Siow Huang.

Although women employees in Singapore are increasing and becoming more influential in the workplace, they are also subject to many constraints at work.

In a conversation with NTUC Women’s Committee leaders at the presidential palace, President Halimah Jacob said that the practice of flexible working has helped women stay in the workforce and solve the restrictions.

So firstly, you need to know what is hybrid work and what the restrictions are for Women in Singapore.

Singaporeans now reject jobs that do not provide a hybrid work option

Singaporeans reject jobs that do not provide a hybrid work option.

Top job requirements in Singapore: ability to work from home and flexible hours
More than 40% of workers quit firms not offering enough flexibility

According to the latest Workmonitor survey, based on 1,000 local respondents, more than 40% of people said they would not accept a job offer if they couldn’t work from home or didn’t have flexible work hours.

The majority of Singapore firms now keep hybrid working due to SNEF advises

All you need to know about the Singapore Government FWA policy and how FWA to affect the Singapore companies.

Singapore employees are used to hybrid working now.
The advice of the Singapore National Employers Federation’s executive director is that the companies are against reverting to pre-pandemic work arrangements.
Hybrid working benefits both the companies and employees.