Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Dr Tan Wu Meng, Jurong GRC
Question
To ask the Minister for Education (a) what support is available for school teachers returning to work after extended illness leave; (b) whether this support includes flexible work arrangements (FWAs); and (c) whether the Ministry has data on what proportion of such returnees have taken up FWAs and how the FWAs are structured.
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Dr Tan Wu Meng, Jurong GRC
Question
To ask the Minister for Education (a) what support is available for school teachers who are parents of young preschool children or infants, with difficulties finding childcare arrangements that can accommodate the early morning start to their workday; and (b) whether the Ministry has data on how many of such teachers have taken up flexible work arrangements (FWAs) and how the FWAs are structured.
Response
1. MOE provides a range of options for teachers who require flexible work arrangements, including to meet medical needs or caregiving responsibilities. These include part-time work arrangements for teachers who require a lighter workload.
2. Teachers who need more flexible work hours, such as a later reporting time to send their young children to a childcare centre, should discuss their needs with their schools early so arrangements can be made to support them, where operationally feasible. Schools implement such flexible work arrangements based on their operational needs while maintaining a duty of care to their students. As many of these flexible work arrangements are localised and could be on an ad-hoc or short-term basis, MOE does not collect such data.