09/06/2024
Flexible Work Arrangements (work in progress for an upcoming workshop)
Dear HR professionals, many have asked me, when will there be a workshop pertaining to flexible work arrangements - and their implementation. I am working on it and towards the first workshop to run by early August. Even SBF had enquired! The integration between labor law (Employment Act) and FWA can be tricky as not all employees/job scopes are able to embrace FWAs. Hourly-based, part 4 employees who qualify for OT payment may be more challenging. In addition, those on compressed work arrangements may find it unfair if their shorter work hours on a weekday happen to be a public holiday / their given medical leave or if they consume leave on a 4-hour workday be counted as one day or half-day?Just like MC, which the law states as one day and never a half-day, an employee will not be able to make sense as he may have worked in the morning (AM), and had his MC recorded as one day. We as HR professionals will also have to look through the lens of an employee as they make sense based on an hour for an hour. And not half day as one day, if you know what I mean. I've read through the Tripartite recommendations religiously and they have NOT addressed all these issues, but were focussing solely on flexibility based on work days and work hours, but not its application on an ever (changing) situational basis. Administrative functionality can be messy, and I hope that my coming workshop, to address all these matters. I will start to advertise once I am able to integrate the rule of law into a flexible work arrangement. Your patience is much appreciated. Cheers!!
