Synthesis Employee Benefits and Perks

At Synthesis we have an uncapped-bonus pool: bonuses are paid on profit share basis twice annually (July and January), based on company performance over the preceding six months. The intention is to reward your effort close to the time when it impacts the business, and to give a sum that more fairly reflects the success you play a part in building. You will receive a % of the Bonus Pool based on your salary as a proportion of the total payroll for the past six months.

We offer a sum of SGD $1000 per annum towards healthcare and wellbeing for costs that are not covered by local insurance policies, with a maximum of SGD$250 per claim. We define health and wellbeing broadly to include both traditional medical expenses that are capped or not covered by local health insurance policies, and other expenses associated with your general wellbeing.

We believe our people are the fountain of knowledge that drives the creativity at Synthesis. In addition to internal training sessions, Company-funded training allowance is available to support your professional development -- though this training must have a clear benefit to an employee and the business. We also offer a Language Learning Allowance as co-pay up to 50% of your language learning costs, with a maximum of SGD $1000 per annum.

All full-time employees are entitled to 20 days holiday, part-time employees entitlement is pro-rated as per days worked. This is in addition to national Public Holidays that fall on working days.

Maximum of 14 days outpatient (non-hospitalisation) sick leave per annum. Please note, under the Singapore Employment Act, you are entitled to paid sick leave if; you have served your employer for at least 3 months and you have informed or tried to inform your employer within 48 hours of your absence.

The number of days of paid sick leave you are entitled to depends on your period of service, up to 14 days for outpatient non-hospitalisation leave and 60 days for hospitalisation leave. The 60 days of hospitalisation leave includes the 14 days outpatient sick leave entitlement.

We offer 16 weeks paid Maternity leave. The first 8 weeks to be as a block, then the remaining 8 weeks can be structured as per local guidelines and as agreed in advance with the Company.

Employees who are unmarried, in a same sex relationship or who run a joint household of a lasting nature are granted the same status as a husband or wife for the purposes of parental leave. For this we offer Birth Partner Leave, which is 4 weeks paid leave to be taken within 6 months of the birth.

When a death occurs in your family please take some time off — up to 10 paid days for an immediate family member, or up to two days for other family members (grandparent, grandchild, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc.). After this period, we realise you may need additional time. Please arrange a conversation with a member of the leadership team to discuss what a manageable return to work looks like for you.

In addition to paid leave, Synthesis offers up to 2 weeks unpaid leave on a discretionary basis. This must be taken in a ‘block’ and in combination with annual leave in order to total more than 15 consecutive working days out of the office. The purpose of this is to allow team members to take an extended break and truly switch off.

We auto-enrol all employees in a comprehensive health insurance policy covering both in and outpatient care. In Singapore this is AIA Health Insurance, which offers benefits including Hospital & Surgical, Outpatient or GP visits, as well as some Outpatient Specialists.

Occasionally we gather for 'Thursday Breakfast', a tradition where different people take turns to prepare breakfast for the team.

You are responsible for prioritising your own workload. The whole team works together during core hours, 10:00-15:00 Monday-Friday. This time should be used for internal meetings, collaboration and discussion. Outside core hours you are free to structure your working time in a way that suits you, your clients and your workload best–bearing in mind that a total working week should be ~40 hours.