Heinekin launches beer-driven campaign to combat “workplace ghosting”
Global beer brand has unveiled its Work Responsibly campaign featuring Korean actor Park Hyung-Sik, targeting the overworking culture in Singapore. It is encouraging Generation Z and millennial professionals to maintain a healthy work-life balance in the post-Covid era. A Ministry of Manpower report revealed employees in Singapore worked an average of 44.3 hours weekly in […]
WHO urges commitment to ‘Health for All’ in Southeast Asia
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Southeast Asia, Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, has called for sustained action to achieve universal health coverage, as part of its Health for All campaign in the region. She stressed the importance of political and financial commitment from leaders, urging them to accelerate momentum ahead of the UN […]
Five things HR leaders should know about menstrual leave
CHIEF OF STAFF FIVE: Menstrual leave has gained increased attention recently, and more organisations around the world are starting to offer this specific paid time off to female employees. Is this needed in Southeast Asia also? And what are the potential benefits and costs to an organisation looking to offer it as part of their […]
Hybrid workers getting fitter, healthier: global study
Hybrid working may have had an overall positive impact on the health of workers, a new global research study has shown. Research among more than 2,000 hybrid workers by IWG, a flexible workspace provider, revealed that the switch to more time at home led to multiple health and wellbeing benefits, including weight loss, better cooking […]
Five unexpected benefits of a four-day working week
CHIEF OF STAFF FIVE: The idea of a four-day workweek is not entirely new as many companies have been implementing this policy even before the Covid-19 pandemic. But as employers try to create a better employee experience in response to higher demand for work-life balance, a four-day workweek is one of the solutions at hand. […]
HR professionals experiencing greater levels of burnout
Around 75% of HR professionals in Singapore say that they are experiencing “burnout” at least once a month. A further 41% of HR professionals said they experienced it even more often, at least once a week. This is according to a recent study by Intellect and Millieu Insight, which also found that only 32% of […]
Paternity leave to be doubled from 2024
The Singapore government will extend the length of paternity leave available for working fathers. This will rise from two weeks to four weeks for eligible working fathers of Singaporean children, born from January 1 next year. “We want paternal involvement to be the norm in our society and we will stand behind all our fathers […]
Ng Kel Mynn aids in Verdant Solar’s boom
Verdant Solar began in 2013. Ten years later, the solar power solutions company gears towards a bolder mark to meet environmental sustainability. Named the Best Employer, the Star Outstanding Business Awards in 2021 recognised the company for its best human capital practices, good working conditions, and excellent employee benefits. Chief of Staff Asia continues […]
Ng Kel Mynn powers up Verdant Solar’s HR
The vision to rely on 100% renewable power sources may still seem elusive. But Verdant Solar never loses its energy to push on. The Malaysia Book of Records has recently named it the Most Solar Provider System Home Installations in a Year, with over 649 landed properties and homeowners in 2022 enjoying reduced electric bills […]
Singapore tightens workplace safety and health measures
A crackdown on unsafe work practices has had little impact on accident statistics in Singapore, the country’s Ministry of Manpower has revealed. The “Heightened Safety Period” that had been in place since September last year, has been extended by a further three months. Under the temporary rules, companies face tighter enforcement measures against incidents and […]
