FairPrice Group launches meeting-free Friday afternoons to address fatigue, stress among staff

In a brief Facebook post on Friday, the group’s chief executive officer Seah Kian Peng said the group was advocating this in part to “help address fatigue and manage stress” among its workers.

“After all, it is TGIF (thank God it’s Friday),” he wrote.

The idea emerged during a townhall for the group — which comprises the supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice, and food court operators NTUC Foodfare and Kopitiam — that was held last week, Mr Seah told TODAY shortly after the post went up.

A spokesperson for the group said the initiative is expected to benefit some 13,000 employees.

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