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SINGAPORE: The NTUC Women's Development Secretariat has launched a new publication that it hopes will inspire and encourage more Singapore companies to start looking at work-life practices.
The Secretariat's Director, Halimah Yaacob, said this would help boost the female participation rate in the workforce from the current 56 per cent.
She said while the figure is comparable to most developed countries, it's still much lower than the 76 per cent participation rate in the Scandinavian countries.
Madam Halimah said the real challenge in most cases is not merely employers' lack of will power to introduce flexi work or family friendly practices. It is also the lack of knowledge and skills to do so, whether perceived or real.
The publication is called "Work! Live! Play! The Scandinavian and Singapore Experiences on Enhancing Productivity with Work-Life Innovations".
It profiles 11 companies from both the public and private sectors that have given priority to work-life integration and the Flexi-Works Programme.
One of the companies featured, Kraft Foods Asia Pacific, said such programmes create a stronger bond between the worker and the company.
The book also provides insights into lessons on creating spaces for work and life from the Scandinavian countries. - CNA/vm
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