Mental health support from employers is also important to the workers
SINGAPORE: The landscape of the workplace has been significantly transformed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent cross-national survey has shed light on the shifting preferences of local employees, with more than 80 per cent expressing a desire for flexible working arrangements. In addition to flexibility, they are also placing great importance on the provision of mental health support by their employers.
The survey, conducted in June this year, gathered responses from 3,400 consumers across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Of the 1,000 Singapore respondents, 85 per cent expressed their eagerness for their companies to introduce some form of flexible working arrangements.
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