From allowing more people back to work to increasing the capacity of weddings and other events, take note of these new rules in Singapore
More Covid-19 measures were eased for Singaporeans on Wednesday (March 24) during a Covid-19 multi-ministry task force meeting. With new limits that benefit vaccinated individuals, read on to find out what you can and cannot do from April 5.
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1. More employees can return to the workplace
More employees will be allowed to return to the workplace from April 5 and split team arrangements will no longer be mandatory according to co-chair of the Covid-19 multi-ministry task force, Lawrence Wong.
He said in the meeting that the country will begin to shift from working-from-home as a default mode to a more “flexible and hybrid way” of working.
With the new rules, up to 75 per cent of employees who are currently able to work from home can now be at the workplace. This is up from the current 50 per cent.
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The current limit on the time an employee spends at the workplace will also be lifted.
Mr Wong said: “We will no longer mandate the requirement for splitting teams, but we will strongly encourage employers to still stagger the start times and implement flexible working hours, and of course, employers must continue to implement all prevailing safe management measures,”
Restrictions against cross-deployment across workplaces will continue to remain in place.
2. Team bonding events will allowed
With the new measurements, social and recreational gatherings, which include team bonding events organised by employers, will now be allowed. However, such gathering will continue to be limited to no more than 8 people.
The authorities said: “In organising work-related events, companies are reminded to adhere to the necessary safe distancing and capacity limits to keep employees and stakeholders safe."
They added that meals should not be the main event of such events as this might increase the risk of transmission.
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