- Over half of Singapore workers polled said they would consider quitting if asked to return to work full-time.
- Salary and flexibility in working time are the main factors for Singapore workers to stay.
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Workplace flexibility matters
According to ADP Research Institute’s “People at Work 2022: A Global Workforce View,” the majority of workers who consider leaving their jobs if asked to return full-time to the workplace are between the ages of 18 and 44.
In comparison, only about 20% of Singaporean workers over the age of 45 would consider leaving if their employer required them to return to work full-time.
According to ADP’s statement on Monday, the reluctance could be a potential source of friction because some industries, such as construction, manufacturing, and food and beverage, may be unable to implement a hybrid work system (4 July). When compared to other industries, the food and beverage and retail industries rely more heavily on younger workers.
As well as flexibility in the workplace, employers are recognizing the importance of providing other benefits and support to their workers.
For instance, two-thirds (66%) are now offering financial wellbeing advice to staff, up from six in 10 (59%) in 2021 – but that is far more likely to happen in the Asia Pacific and North America (74% and 56%) than Latin America (49%) or Europe (36%).
Key factors that affect career change in Singapore
The report also conducted surveys on other aspects of work, such as worker satisfaction and career priorities.
In Singapore, 75% of respondents have considered a major career change in the last year. This could be due, at least in part, to only one in every eight Singaporeans believing that their job or industry is secure.
While salary was the most important factor in a job across the Asia Pacific region, it is by far the most important factor for Singapore workers, with 71% ranking it as the most important factor. Despite this, only 63% of Singapore employees are likely to request a raise if they believe they are deserving.
The flexibility of working hours is important to 42% of Singapore workers, while enjoyment of the day’s work is important to 32%.
Read more: Google Singapore: Focus on the flexibility of employees
How to implement a flexible workspace to retain your employees?
Apart from salary, flexibility in the workplace has become the major factor for people, especially Singapore workers, to stay in the same company. Therefore implementing a flexible workspace will be an urgent issue for directors and administrators to survive in the serious career market.
Bookings ONE, one of the famous management systems, can help you to easily implement hybrid and flexible working at ease. Hybrid work means a mixed working style of working at the office and working from home. You can allow your employee to have high flexibility to choose their desirable workspace. You can easily perform virtual meetings, desk-hoteling, and digital office management with our Room Booking, Desk Booking, and Visitor Management features.
ONEs Software now has a dedicated page to introduce a series of hybrid working measures to help you solve problems. You may wish to go to https://ones.software/sg/hybrid-workspace/ for further reference.
Contact us: hello@ones.software, or visit ONEs Software official website for more information: https://ones.software/sg/.