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More part-time work options now

MarrickG

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EMPLOYEES in Singapore are being offered more work-life arrangements, such as part-time work and flexi-hours, now than they had been three years ago.

A recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Manpower found that 35 per cent of establishments offered at least one form of work-life arrangement to their employees this year, up from 25 per cent in 2007.

The survey, Conditions Of Employment 2010, was conducted from June 28 to Sept 2 to study the general employment conditions covering work-week patterns, shift work, annual leave and sickness absenteeism.

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Part-time work was the most common offered this year, with close to three in 10 establishments offering it. Less common were options for staggered hours, flexi-time, tele-working, working at home and job sharing.

About 3,410 establishments, which employ a total of 1,047,300 employees, responded to the survey.

The survey also found that 10 per cent of employees enjoyed over 21 days of annual leave this year, up from 9.1 per cent in 2008 and 8.5 per cent in 2006.

About six in 10 employees were entitled to less than 15 days of paid annual leave this year, similar to that in 2008 and last year.

Many employers also provided other leave benefits to help their employees cope with family commitments.

Compassionate leave was the most common non-statutory leave benefit provided by 87 per cent of employers, followed by marriage leave at 69 per cent and paternity leave by 48 per cent of employers.

The five-day work week continued to be the most common among respondents, with 42 per cent of employees under such an arrangement this year. Shift work was the next most common, adopted by 18 per cent of employees, followed closely by those on a six-day and 51/2-day work week.

The percentage of employees on shift work rose from 14 per cent in 2008, when such data was last collected.

Meanwhile, other work-week patterns have seen slight declines. The report said: "The increase in shift work could reflect the recent increase in clerical, sales and service workers, supported by hiring arising from the integrated resorts."

Sick absenteeism was "broadly stable" over the years, said the report. Last year, 55 per cent of employees took at least a day of outpatient sick leave, while 4.3 per cent took hospitalisation leave, comparable to the corresponding figures of 56 per cent and 4.1 per cent in 2007.

Employees consumed an average of 4.7 days of outpatient sick leave last year, while those on hospitalisation leave took an average of 14.9 days.

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