Companies that adopt flexi-work say it retains staff, ensures diverse workforce

Ms Fanny Chen (centre) is grateful for the flexi-hours scheme that allows her to work from 8am to 5.30pm. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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SINGAPORE - Striking a good balance between career and family is not easy so Ms Fanny Chen is grateful that her employer has implemented flexible work arrangements to help her do so.

The assistant vice-president of sales and experience development with Mandai Wildlife Group is on a flexi-hours scheme that allows her to work from 8am to 5.30pm, so that she can prepare dinner for her three-year-old daughter.

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