When she applied for a job at lift and escalator manufacturer Kone in 2018, Ms Jasmine Tan was excited about one of the job's benefits - the flexibility of being able to telecommute regularly.
"As a working mother, I juggle between many roles. I'm a mother to my schoolgoing kids, a wife to my husband and a daughter to my parents," said Ms Tan, 35, a senior sales engineer with the company.
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