Latest Flexible Work News

April 2013
(Round the World) Negotiating flexible working: it's a game of two halves
(Round the World) The Rise of Silicon Dad
(Singapore) Time for HR to implement flexi-work hours
(Round the World) Is Flexible Working Killing Business Relationships?

March 2013
(Round the World) How One Company Reaffirmed Its Commitment To Make Flexibility Work
(Singapore) Govt won't legislate flexi-work arrangements for now: Amy Khor
(Round the World) UK businesses still ignoring flexible working
(Round the World) Is There Life After Work?
(Singapore) More calls for flexi-work arrangements in Parliament
(Singapore) 7 in 10 Say Employers Not Supportive Of Flexible Work Arrangements: NTUC Poll
(Singapore) NTUC’S briefing on U Family Happiness Poll results & position on flexible work arrangements

February 2013
(Round the World) Yahoo Orders Home Workers Back to the Office

January 2013
(Round the World) She’s (Rarely) the Boss
(Round the World) High-flying "millennial" women don't live to work-book

November 2012
(Round the World) Why Work-Life Balance Is a False Narrative
(Round the World) Flexible parental leave to give mothers 'real choice' over work-life balance

(Singapore) The Legend of Work-Life Balance
(Round the World) The terrible myth of work-life balance
(Round the World) Trust, Security, Technology Impede Flexible Work Policies: Robert Half Survey
(Singapore) 5 hiring trends job seekers must watch out for
(Singapore) Singapore Employers Embrace Flexible Work Arrangements
(Round the World) Work is Top Trigger of Stress for Asia-Pacific Workers
(Singapore) NTUC calls for flexible working arrangements, more paternity leave
(Singapore) LTA, firms to study and adjust workers’ travel time to work
(Round the World) Richard Branson on Finding a Work-Life Balance

(Around the World) Flexible working: how women can make part-time work pay
(Singapore) REACH poll shows good support for national conversation
(Around the World) Greater flexible working could be positive legacy of recession – REC
(Singapore) Fair pay, job satisfaction vital to achieving work-life balance
(Singapore) Flexi-work options still a stretch for firms

AUGUST 2012
(Singapore) Work-life balance a key issue: Women
(Around the World) What men want: flexible work
(Singapore) SNEF raises concerns over moves to enhance paternity leave
(Singapore) PM Lee urges S'poreans to join him in writing the next chapter
(Singapore) Employers urged to promote work-life balance
(Singapore) Parenting: Men seek more help from bosses, Government
(Singapore) NTUC wants more workplace support for breastfeeding mums …
(Round the World) How To Succeed At Working From Home

July 2012
(Around the World) Informa internal research reveals ‘critical’ role of flexible working
(Round the World) The 10 Keys to Building the Flexible Workplace of the Future
(Singapore) Oral Answer by Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Minister of State for National Development and Manpower, to Parliamentary Questions on Promoting Flexible Work Arrangements
(Singapore) Empower change in mindsets
(Singapore) SNEF against extending maternity leave, proposes other incentives
(Singapore) NTUC recommends 6 months of paid maternity leave
(Singapore) Work on bosses' flexi-work attitude
(Singapore) Productivity in the New World of Work
(Singapore) Govt to focus on promoting flexible work arrangements
(Round the World) Why Women Still Can’t Have It All …

(Singapore) How flexible working also helps the environment
(Singapore) New parents caught between a rock and a hard place
(Singapore) How work is changing in the new world workplace
(Singapore) Well-paid flexi-work hard to come by
(Round the World) 3 Work-Life Assumptions That Are Often Wrong (and Costly)
(Singapore) Flexi-work benefits workers – and firms
(Singapore) Housewives keen to work but on flexi-hours and 'worthwhile' pay….

(Round the World) Older workers feel discriminated against by flexible working rules By James Hall, The Telegraph, 31 May 2012 People aged between 45 and 54 think that the flexible working hours given to people with children mean that younger workers receive preferential treatment over everybody else. The perception can lead to “workplace conflict” and [...]

(Round the World) Focus on the "How" Not the "Why" for Flexible Work Success By Cali Williams Yost, Forbes.com 24 April 2012 What’s one of the biggest mistakes that I see people make when they present a proposal to work more flexibly to their manager? They focus on “why” they want to work differently, when [...]

March 2012: The Diversity Council of Australia (DCA) says fathers wanting to spend more time with their children, people caring for elderly parents and those preparing for retirement could all be more productive with flexible conditions…
(Round the World) CIOs sold on flexible working benefits – so what is holding it up?

(Round the World) 6 ways to promote work flexibility culture change
(Round the World) Why Flexible Hours Inspire Performance
(Round the World) 5 Steps To Work Life Sanity in Today's Social World

Transport minister, Norman Baker explains how flexible working can reduce stress, keep down costs and cut carbon emissions.

(Round the World) Study of the Day: Employees With Flexible Work Hours Are Healthier
By Hans Villarica, The Atlantic, 29 December 2011
New research suggests flexible workplaces promote personnel well-being and more healthful behavior from employees….
(Round the World) New Government Survey Hammers Home Importance of Teleworking Policies
By Andrew B. Einhor, Oh My Gov!, 23 December 2011…

(Singapore) Firms offering flexible work report increase in productivity By Hetty Musfirah, Channel News Asia.com, 29 November 2011 Singapore companies offering flexible and home-based work arrangements are reporting a 10 per cent increase in productivity, on top of savings in rental and transportation costs. Such arrangements also allow them to tap into the more than [...]

(Singapore) Parliament Primer: Roadblocks to gender equality Compiled by AWARE, 27 October 2011 Workplace support for women, boosting the fertility rate, and help for single mothers and caregivers were some of the issues discussed during the Oct 17 to 21 Parliamentary debate. Here’s a summary of the key points. Article Link: http://www.asiaone.com/…/A1Story20111021-306413.html (Singapore) Govt should [...]

(Singapore) Flexible, Mobile Working Is the New Normal, Says Regus By CFO Innovation Asia Staff, 27 September 2011 More than half (56%) of businesses in Singapore state that flexible working costs less than fixed office working, saving tens of thousands of dollars per employee per year, says Regus. Thus, 80% of all Singaporean companies now [...]

(Round the World) Finding Work-Work Balance

June 2011
(Round the World) Moms and flexible work: How to negotiate a winning work schedule
(Round the World) Ys Just Wanna Have Fun (and Flexibility)

(Round the World) Women's Day: Life's easier with flexi work hours
(Singapore) Who are We Kidding? – There is No Work Life Balance