Flexible work arrangements can create a more family-friendly workplace. It also help employers to attract and retain talent. In order to further support enterprises to adopt a flexible working system, the Ministry of Manpower and partners have introduced the standards of labor, labor and flexible work, and listed the relevant regulations for employers and staffs with flexible working conditions.Singapore workers will be offered more flexi-work options, like choosing when to start and finish work, under a new scheme launched on Oct 6. While voluntary, the initiative requires employers to a make a public commitment to a set of good practices if they adopt the tripartite standard on flexible work arrangements. More than 250 companies employing 210,000 workers have adopted the tripartite standard. The Second Minister for Manpower Mrs Josephine Teo was at the launch ceremony in Feinmetall, an electronics manufacturing company. At the launch, Mrs Teo interacted with the company's staff on their Flexible Work Arrangement implementation experience. It provided an understanding of the benefits of flexible work for staff and employers. She pointed out that although the government encourages enterprises to implement a flexible working system in the workplace but because of different companies variations in their set-ups and needs, blanket rules on flexi-work may not work well. Companies can develop flexible work systems for their organisation and staff suit their employees' needs as well as their business operations."

灵活工作制不仅让职员在工作和家庭生活取得平衡，也有助雇主吸引并留住人才。为进一步支持企业采纳灵活工作制，人力部同合作伙伴就推出劳资政灵活工作制标准，为雇主和职员列出灵活工作制的相关条例。目前加入推行标准的公司超过250家，其中约五分之一是中小型企业。预计21万职员也将从中受益。人力部第二部长杨莉明在电子公司Feinmetall主持推介仪式时，同在场公司职员互动交流。了解灵活工作制为职员和雇主所带来的益处。她也指出，尽管政府鼓励企业在职场推行灵活工作制，不过由于不同公司情况各异，无法硬性规定。公司可根据自身需求和规划，制定适合公司和职员的灵活工作制。