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Each year, mental wellbeing in the workplace remains a key concern. Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower shares how it is helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) create mentally healthy workplaces.
In a recent Parliamentary reply on 10 March 2025, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in Singapore explained how it measures the impact of workplace mental wellbeing initiatives.
This includes tracking the adoption of these strategies by companies, monitoring employees' reported experiences of work stress and burnout, and gathering feedback from industry partners, such as the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council’s Mental Well-being Committee. In 2023, over 90% of firms surveyed had put in place at least one mental wellbeing initiative.
Making mental wellbeing support accessible for SMEs
Acknowledging that SMEs may face hurdles in implementing mental health programmes, MOM has teamed up with the WSH Council and the National Council of Social Services to provide a wide range of resources that will support companies:
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iWorkHealth: A free online tool that helps companies check employees’ mental well-being and identify workplace stressors.
- Total Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Programme: Offers free access to intervention programmes on mental well-being. As of February 2025, more than 28,000 employees have taken part in these sessions.
- Wellbeing Champions Network: A platform where companies can share best practices and access subsidised mental health training. The network currently has over 700 members from 450 organisations, representing a workforce of 230,000.
What's next for workplace mental wellbeing?
Since these programmes are still relatively new, MOM said it is focused on boosting adoption and keeping track of their effectiveness. The ministry will continue working with its relevant stakeholders to improve these initiatives.
The ministry is also exploring additional support, including financial incentives, to motivate more SMEs to adopt mental well-being strategies.
It concluded: "We will work with relevant stakeholders to regularly review the effectiveness of these programmes and further enhance them as necessary.”
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