This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 28 October 2020.
In the 2020 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index report, Singapore's pension system ranked top in Asia and seventh out of 39 systems assessed (Singapore retains top spot in Asia on retirement income index, Oc...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 15 October 2020.
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed working arrangements, with employees finding themselves working entirely from home or engaging in what Zoom Video Communications' chief Eric Yuan refers to as a "hybrid work model" - ...
This letter was originally published on The Straits Times on 29 September 2020.
The letter, "The little guy who failed to find recourse over termination" (Sept 24), highlights the prevalence of age discrimination in the workplace, and the limitations in recourse options available to employees exp...
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The Advocacy, Research and Communications department conducts research on gender issues in Singapore, from single parents and low-income mothers to eldercare, migrant spouses and workers and more. As p...
You've just received a workplace harassment complaint. What do you do?
Who needs to get involved?
What questions to ask during interviews?
What are the company's responsibilities and obligations to the employees?
Investigating workplace harassment complaints can sometimes feel like...
written by Maia Harrison
The online event Bad Company, which took place last Thursday, 27 August 2020, was a discussion on the pervasive and often ambiguous issue of workplace bullying. Moderated by AWARE’s Head of Research and Advocacy, Shailey Hingorani, it featured an in-depth presentati...
This commentary was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on 1 September 2020.
SINGAPORE: The recent case of the Grab driver who drove young women, including one 17-year-old, to secluded areas and harassed them is not an isolated case of harassment via ride-hailing service.
Multiple local rep...
As millions of people work from home, a new outbreak is growing—family domestic violence (FDV). Now that home has become the workplace for many, employers are recognising that family domestic violence often negatively impacts workplace productivity. Moreover, studies show that a high proportio...
Verbal abuse. Unfair treatment. A company culture rife with cliques and exclusion. Everyone has a story about a “horrible boss”, or a toxic office environment that sucks the joy out of employees. These experiences are so common, they beg the question: Have we normalised bullying at work?
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