The future of work is hybrid: Companies dish out perks like 6-month WFH for new parents, Bali retreats

Under Prudential Singapore's Flexi-Time arrangement, employees can work in more than 150 alternative working spaces across Singapore. PHOTO: PRUDENTIAL SINGAPORE
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SINGAPORE – Many workers who had a taste of working from home when Covid-19 erupted in 2020 dreamt of a future where they had more control over their work-life balance.

Three years on, the reality is that hybrid work has become the norm. But it is no longer business as usual.

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