Work-life

The deal will see Libeto be acquired through a share swap agreement, allowing The Assembly Place to add Commontown Singapore’s 10 locations to its portfolio.

Although five-day work weeks have been ingrained into work culture for nearly a century, employees have gained new insight about flexibility over the last few years.

The rankings came from employee ratings of a company’s compensation, leadership, professional development opportunities, work-life balance, perks ,and benefits.

Of the 1,200 respondents, 57% said if they could not maintain remote working options at their current job, they would look for a new position.

According to an internal survey the firm conducted of its global employees, 86% said they value having flexibility in the company’s work policy.

The country will amend its work visas by introducing a startup and digital nomad visa that supports remote workers who want to visit South Africa and boost tourism.

Flexibility has become one of the biggest trends to emerge from the last two years, with leaders realizing the benefits of providing staff with more freedom. 

The last two years caused workers to rethink what they wanted to do with their lives, and for some, it was the final push to encourage them to pursue other...

While it is still too early to confidently say how remote working is impacting geography, Upwork’s report indicates that these moves will be in the long-term.

Pleas to return to the office come from a place of wanting to drive local economies, but employees argue that this ignores the realities of the volatile housing market.