best Work-Life balance

(>500 EMPLOYEES)

All Finalists are requested to fill out the respective template form for their category for more efficient comparison and effective judging. Please submit your completed report through the Online Submission Portal by Friday, 6th January 2017.

This award recognises organisations that have demonstrated an exemplary commitment towards assisting their employees achieve a harmonious balance between work and outside/family commitments through the implementation of practical policies that factor in both organisational and employee needs.

Specific areas of evaluation and award judging criteria include:

·  Innovation

·  Availability and execution of flexible work options/arrangements

·  Types of leave benefits, employee support schemes and/or services

·  Availability of health and recreation facilities for employees

·  Effectiveness of programmes

·  Maternity/Paternity programmes

·  Management’s support towards flexible work hours and strategies

·  Number of employees on the schemes and percentage against total size of company

·  Staff turnover rate

·  Rate of absenteeism, lateness and sick leave

·  Corporate ROI

FACT SHEET
Name of your organisation:
Is your company: / Head Office / Asia Pacific Office / Local Office
Total no. of employees in Singapore: / as of Nov ‘16
No. of employees in Singapore in terms of:
Executive: / Skilled Labour: / Unskilled Labour:

Description Executive – A person with senior managerial responsibility and supervisory authority in the organisation (Managers and above).
Skilled Labour – Middle management, requiring education, experience, training.
Unskilled Labour – Simple operations requiring no education, little or no skill / expertise


Questions:

Company overview (150 words)

1.  Please describe your staffing requirements in terms of hours of operation and operational needs.

2.  Please list the work-life harmony and flexible working initiatives that are in place within your organisation and provide statistics on the % of staff utilising and able to utilise the programme(s).

3.  List and describe any additional employee support schemes, training and/or services that are provided for by your organisation in relation to assisting employees achieve work-life harmony.

4.  What has been the impact on your organisation’s ROI in terms of productivity, service levels and staffing costs as a result of work-life harmony & flexible working initiatives?

5.  What is the turnover rate for your organisation in terms of:

Executive: / Skilled Labour: / Unskilled Labour:

6.  What is the absenteeism rate for your organisation in terms of:

Executive: / Skilled Labour: / Unskilled Labour:

7.  Please provide any further information or details you feel are relevant to your nomination.

This report must be no larger than 2MB in size and submitted online through the Finalist Submission Portal no later than Friday, January 6, 2017.