Flexible hours, remote work: Firms roll out more perks for staff

This week, we're happy to share a couple of stories about firms’ employee benefits as well as the risks of owning unequal shares in property.

Senior business correspondent Joyce Lim writes about?how companies are taking more efforts to value their employees. With more workers preferring flexible work arrangements after getting used to remote work during Covid-19, allowing employees to work from anywhere is just one of the perks that firms have introduced. Find out more.

Invest editor Tan Ooi Boon takes a closer look at?property ownership under a 99-to-1 share structure, the tax implications and other key points that home buyers looking to split ownership might want to consider.

Do you like listening to podcasts? We've just launched a new series, Invest Talk. In our first episode this week, associate editors Lee Su Shyan and Ven Sreenivasan talk about the current inflationary environment and?how investors and consumers can brace themselves against the effects.

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More companies rolling out perks, initiatives to show appreciation to staff

From pay rises to work from anywhere arrangements, bosses are pulling out all the stops to keep the troops on side.

I am a fresh graduate starting an office job. How do I survive my first day of work?

In this edition of askST Jobs, manpower correspondent Calvin Yang provides some advice on making a good first impression at work. P.S. Talk less, listen more!

The risks of buying properties in 99-to-1 share

Do?unequal shares in property ownership mean savings on additional buyer stamp duties? Invest editor Tan Ooi Boon highlights some issues for home buyers to note.

How to combat the triple threats of inflation, higher interest rates and recession

In this new podcast series, associate editors Lee Su Shyan and Ven Sreenivasan provide some tips for investors and consumers, including hedging against inflation with investments with good yield such as S-Reits.

Young & Savvy: When treating yourself goes too far

Journalist Wong Shiying writes about keeping her expenditure in check as she grapples with "lifestyle creep", which occurs when your income goes up and leads to increased spending.

More of The Straits Times’ career and personal finance coverage:

Crypto's excruciating week has traders bracing themselves for next crisis

• Amid it all, the myth was shattered once and for all that this new crypto financial system was somehow immune to - or even able to benefit from - the economic fundamentals currently punishing the old system.

How?start-up founders decide what they should get paid

• One school of thought on founder pay - call it the ramen noodle camp - errs on the side of extreme frugality.

More retrenched Singapore residents able to land new jobs within 6 months: MOM

• The improvement was largely observed among middle-aged workers, those in production and related roles, and those with qualifications lower than secondary school.

Buy now, pay later? Sounds good, but be wary of taking on more debt

• Such interest-free instalment payment offerings may be convenient, but one also has to be realistic - don't go chasing after items you simply can't afford, says OCBC Bank's?head?of Wealth Management Singapore Tan Siew Lee.

Working from home during Covid-19 pandemic helped people with disabilities

• Remote work arrangements have lowered the barriers of entry into jobs and opened up new roles in the likes of tech, logistics and healthcare.

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