To help employers in Singapore navigate the world of flexible working, the Singapore Ministry of Manpower and the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices have introduced the Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests, which will take effect Dec. 1.

Yeo Wan Ling, co-chair of the Tripartite Workgroup for Flexible Work Arrangement Requests, said, “Access to Flexible Work Arrangements [FWAs] is often the main consideration for caregivers, women workers, and senior workers when it comes to deciding to stay or return to the workforce. The Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests is a milestone enhancement to the normalization of FWAs in the workplace, as it puts into place formalized and clear processes for workers to request for flexible work arrangements. At the heart of successful FWA implementations is the building of a trust culture in the workplace.”

What Does Flexible Working Mean?

The Tripartite Guidelines provide for three categories of FWAs:

1. Flexi-place: Employees may request to work from locations other than their usual office location (for example, they may request to work from home).

2. Flexi-time: Employees may request to work at different hours from their contractual work hours with no changes to their total working hours or workload.

3. Flexi-load: Employees may request different workloads with commensurate remuneration (i.e., switch from a full-time position to a part-time position with their pay...

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