Hi ,

It seems the 4-day work week has us at a crossroads. Having three days to run your errands, catch up with loved ones, and simply rest sounds fantastic, don't you think? But does it mean squeezing the 40-hour work week into 4 days or shaving down the number of weekly hours? 

A fast-food chain in Singapore had eight vacancies quickly filled when they switched to a 4-day work week. With the F&B industry's physically demanding job requirements, they managed to pull it off as they wanted to improve work-life balance and reduce fatigue among their employees.

Perhaps this is one way of improving our well-being.

We'd love to hear your views about this in the poll below.

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• More Singaporeans should get overseas experience and local enterprises must foster leadership development to create a strong Singaporean core.
• The 28-day job posting has been shortened to 14-day to allow job searchers time to look and allow employers to fill openings quickly.
• According to a poll, Singaporeans are less satisfied with their work and have lower mental health than Indonesians and Filipinos, even though they spend less or the same amount of time at work as their regional peers.
• As Singapore recovers from the COVID-19 epidemic, the labor market improved in 2Q 2022, but economic instability remains. However, labor demand will drop sooner than you think, which may not be good.

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Since COVID-19, working norms have evolved, notably in knowledge-intensive businesses.

Many of us are experts at working from home, attending Zoom Meetings in pajamas, and eating lunch with Netflix instead of coworkers.
The narratives around the future of work have percolated into internet debate due to phenomena like employees reevaluating their objectives and quitting.

As Singapore offices welcome back their employees, many are striving work-life balance to avoid burnout.

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