Sandwiched between the many care-giving responsibilities for your elderly parents, your children and your spouse? While this is probably not the most ideal position that you would like to have, the good news is that you can make the best out of your situation by learning from the experts.

In this issue, our resident family life education expert, Mr Simon Sim, the former General Manager of TOUCH Community Services, will be giving us some sound advice on how to cope with the stress of being sandwiched.

“An analogy from the emergency announcements on airplanes comes to my mind when I think of stressed out marriages. Grab our own oxygen masks before we assist our children! Protect your own marriage first before you attend to your children and parents!”

The Tripartite Committee on Work-Life Strategy recently published a Work-Life Strategy Handbook for HR practitioners, highlighting the importance of understanding the needs/motivations for employees of different life stages.

In line with the Work-Life Strategy Handbook, two employees from Deutsche Bank shared with us the efforts that underscored the management’s commitment to make the company a better place to work for all.