Future of work: New mum gets six-month WFH stint on top of maternity leave at DBS bank

Ms Sarah Toh treasures the extra time she has had with her son Dylan. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
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SINGAPORE – Like most new mothers, Ms Sarah Toh had to plan her childcare arrangements around her full-time job in DBS when she gave birth to her son in January.

But unlike most, she has enjoyed a six-month work-from-home (WFH) arrangement in addition to her maternity leave, and will return to the office in November.

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