SINGAPORE — Work-from-home (WFH) arrangements are set to become a more mainstream option for Singapore workplaces even after the COVID-19 pandemic, but the government will not rush into making “hasty legislation” to facilitate them.
It will instead focus on helping employers and employees with resources to help them implement WFH arrangements in a practical and sustained manner, said Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State for Manpower, during Parliament on Tuesday (11 January).
Gan was replying to questions from Members of Parliament Yip Hon Weng (Yio Chu Kang) and Louis Ng (Nee Soon) on whether WFH will become a permanent feature even as COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed; whether the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will look into introducing new legislation to improve the welfare of WFH employees; and whether MOM intends to retain existing work from home legislation and make the right to work from home the new normal.
The tripartite partners have partnered employers and unions to promote flexible work arrangements, she said.
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