SINGAPORE: More employers in Singapore are offering work-life arrangements, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
In 2012, 41 per cent of establishments offered at least one form of work-life arrangement to their employees, up from 38 percent in 2011.
Working part-time was the most common work-life arrangement offered by 33 per cent of establishments.
At a distant second was flexitime (8.2%), followed by staggered hours (7.5%) and tele-working (4.0%).
These were some of the key findings from the 2012 Conditions of Employment Survey conducted by MOM's Research and Statistics Department.
The survey covered 3,500 establishments in the private sector -- each with at least 25 employees -- and the public sector. The response rate was 91 per cent.
The survey also found that increasingly, employers were going beyond statutory requirements to provide various leave benefits to help their employees cope with family commitments.
Most establishments gave compassionate leave (89%) and marriage leave (73%). Slightly over half granted paternity leave (53%), 36 per cent provided study/examination leave, while 16 per cent gave parental care/sick leave.
The 5-day work-week continued to be the norm, with 44 per cent of full-time employees in 2012 under such a work-week arrangement.
Lagging significantly behind were shift work (17%), 6-day (18%) and 5-1/2-day work-week (14%).
Absenteeism due to illness was broadly stable over the years. In 2011, 58 per cent of employees took outpatient sick leave and 4.2 per cent took hospitalisation leave. These were broadly comparable to 55 per cent and 4.3 per cent respectively in 2009.
- CNA/al
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