However, mental well-being barely moved, rising less than one percentage point against a 10.2-point gain globally. The gap becomes more pronounced in employee engagement, which fell by 1.1 points in Singapore even as it rose 2.6 points globally. Taken together, the figures point to resilience without deeper engagement.
Despite getting better at handling pressure, Singapore’s workforce is becoming less motivated.
According to Intellect's Workplace Wellbeing 360 Report 2026, employees in the city-state recorded a 10.4 percentage-point improvement in stress management over the past year. Productivity edged up 2.9 points.
