{"id":46108,"date":"2020-04-03T14:33:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T06:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/?p=46108"},"modified":"2026-10-05T10:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T02:24:43","slug":"3e-accounting-adopts-safe-distancing-and-e-townhalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/press\/3e-accounting-adopts-safe-distancing-and-e-townhalls\/","title":{"rendered":"3E Accounting Adopts Safe Distancing and e-Townhalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>3E Accounting Adopts Safe Distancing and e-Townhalls To Protect Our Employees<\/h2>\n<p>To protect our employees, 3E Accounting has adopted the latest guidelines from the Ministry of Manpower. These are:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"599\">1. Place employees on\u00a0Work From Home\u00a0arrangements wherever possible, especially for vulnerable employees (e.g. older employees, pregnant employees, and employees with pre-existing medical conditions).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">2. For job roles or functions where it is not feasible for the employee to work from home, employers should:<\/td>\n<td width=\"444\">\n<ul>\n<li>Provide wider physical spacing (at least 1 metre apart) for workstations and seats in meeting rooms, pantries, rest areas and other congregation points<\/li>\n<li>Reduce duration and proximity of physical interactions;<\/li>\n<li>Stagger working hours;<\/li>\n<li>Defer non-critical work events and scale down critical work events; and<\/li>\n<li>Implement or enhance shift or split team arrangements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">3. Reduce duration and proximity of physical interactions:<\/td>\n<td width=\"444\">\n<ul>\n<li>Employers should minimise the need for physical meetings, e.g. by using tele-conferencing facilities.<\/li>\n<li>If there is a critical need for physical meetings to proceed, the number of attendees should be limited and the duration shortened. They should also be dispersed to more than one meeting venue, and linked up through video-conferencing or tele-conferencing.<\/li>\n<li>Employers should also provide for wider physical spacing (of at least 1m apart) for work stations. Seats in meeting rooms should also be spaced at least 1m apart.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46109 size-full\" title=\"3E Accounting Adopts Safe Distancing - Telecommuting\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-3e-accounting-adopts-safe-distancing-and-e-townhalls-400x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"3E Accounting Adopts Safe Distancing - Telecommuting\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-3e-accounting-adopts-safe-distancing-and-e-townhalls-400x300-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-3e-accounting-adopts-safe-distancing-and-e-townhalls-400x300-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46123 size-full\" title=\"Video-conferencing Technology\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-3e-accounting-adopts-safe-distancing-and-e-townhalls-4-400x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Video-conferencing Technology\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-3e-accounting-adopts-safe-distancing-and-e-townhalls-4-400x300-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-3e-accounting-adopts-safe-distancing-and-e-townhalls-4-400x300-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Business Continuity Policy in Place<\/h3>\n<p>3E Accounting\u2019s Workplace Protection Measures complement our existing <a title=\"Our Business Continuity Policy BCP Plan\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/about-us\/bcp-plan\/\">Business Continuity Policy<\/a> (BCP) put in place by our BCP Workgroup that was formed following the declaration of DORSCON ORANGE by the Singapore Government on 7 February 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Comprising Lawrence, General Manager, Strategic Comms Director, Business Continuity Manager and <a title=\"Talk on Benefits of 3E Accounting Membership in National Trade Union Congress (NTUC)\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/corporate-social-responsibility\/talk-on-benefits-of-3e-accounting-membership-in-ntuc-on-october-2019\/\">Union<\/a> Branch Committee, the BCP Workgroup established a Split Team policy with Team A and Team B <a title=\"3E Accounting Builds Business Resilience With Double Robotics Technology\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/press\/3e-accounting-builds-business-resilience-with-double-robotics-technology\/\">telecommuting<\/a> and working from home on alternate weeks.<\/p>\n<p>3E Accounting was able to activate and scale up our BCP due to prior investment in <a title=\"3E Accounting Set Up Digital Research &amp; Development \u2013 The First Among SMEs\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/press\/3e-accounting-digital-research-development-the-first-among-smes\/\">Technology<\/a>, <a title=\"Virtual Private Network (VPN)\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.itsolution.com.sg\/it-products\/security\/virtual-private-network-vpn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Private Network (VPN)<\/a> and a Company-Wide <a title=\"3E Accounting Highlights Importance of Pro Family Workplace\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/press\/3e-accounting-highlights-importance-of-pro-family-workplace\/\">Flexible Work Arrangement<\/a> (FWA) Policy.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to implementation of the latest safe distancing measures, we engaged the Singapore Manual &amp; Mercantile Workers&#8217; Union as 3E Accounting is the first <a title=\"3E Accounting Signs MOU With Singapore Manual &amp; Mercantile Workers\u2019 Union \u2013 A NTUC Affiliate Union\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/press\/3e-accounting-signs-mou-with-singapore-manual-mercantile-workers-union-a-ntuc-affiliate-union\/\">unionised<\/a> SME corporate service provider.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46121 alignnone\" title=\"3E Accounting Adopts Safe Distancing and e-Townhalls\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-3e-accounting-adopts-safe-distancing-and-e-townhalls-3-400x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"3E Accounting Adopts Safe Distancing and e-Townhalls\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-3e-accounting-adopts-safe-distancing-and-e-townhalls-3-400x300-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-3e-accounting-adopts-safe-distancing-and-e-townhalls-3-400x300-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Become the First SME Digital Corporate Services Provider<\/h3>\n<p>Using video-conferencing technology, Google Meet, all employees took part in our first e-Townhall where the measures were clearly communicated and explained to employees.<\/p>\n<p>In compliance with Singapore Government Workplace advisory, clients are advised to provide advanced notice to request for a face to\u00a0face meeting. Otherwise, our default is to provide quality e-Appointment through email, call and video conferencing as we encourage our clients to \u201cLet\u2019s Go Digital!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With more than 90% of 3E Accounting employees now working remotely, 3E Accounting is on track to become the first SME Digital Corporate Services Provider. That is why we want to help SMEs to adopt technology to digitally transform their businesses and take full advantage of Singapore\u2019s <a title=\"3E Accounting Singapore Digital Master Plan Support The Accountancy Industry Digital Plan For SME Go Digital And Start Digital And Smart Nation Initiatives Digital Masterplan\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/about-us\/digital-master-plan\/\">Smart Nation<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] 3E Accounting Adopts Safe Distancing and e-Townhalls To Protect Our Employees To protect our employees, 3E Accounting has adopted the latest guidelines from the Ministry of Manpower. These are: 1. Place employees on\u00a0Work From Home\u00a0arrangements wherever possible, especially for vulnerable employees (e.g. older employees, pregnant employees, and employees with pre-existing medical conditions). 2.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":46109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press","category-23","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46108"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109242,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46108\/revisions\/109242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.3ecpa.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}