Should adopt working from home as a default option: Ministry of Manpower
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MoM) on Friday said that post June 1, when the circuit breaker ends, all companies - including those resuming operations in the first two phases of the economy's reopening - should adopt working from home as a default option.“This means that employees who have been working from home must continue to do so, and should go to the office only where there is no alternative,” the Ministry said.It further warned that routine checks will be conducted to ensure that this is being done, and “businesses that do not ensure that employees work from home where possible, or whose workers do not adhere to safe management measures, may have to close their workplaces”.To reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission in the community, employees who must work from office and those...