Flexible Benefits Plan. This scheme is ideal because employees can choose from a wide array of options to suit their individual needs. For example, they can use their flex points or “flex dollars” to upgrade their insurance coverage, claim extra maternity expenses, or pay for medical tests and immunisations or buy health supplements and equipment. It was monitored that about 60 percent of employees use the flexible benefits to upgrade hospitalisation and surgical coverage for their dependents.

Medical Coverage. Annual health screening is provided for all employees and employees above 40 years old can claim up to $300 every 2 years for medical check-up. Staff can also claim for medical insurance and out-patient medical benefits for their dependants. Under a Maternity Assistance Scheme, eligible male employees receive $1,800 and female employees receive $2,500.

Work-Life Facilities. Siemens set up a gym in the office lounge with music equipment and reading material. There are occasional lunchtime talks on family topics. Siemens also provides a Lactation Room, after-work aerobics and yoga programmes and subsidised health programmes.