Announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Mr Heng Swee Keat in June 2019 as part of the Singapore Together movement where the Government partners Singaporeans to discuss and deliver solutions across a wide range of policy areas, the Citizens’ Panel on Work-Life Harmony is led by Manpower Minister Mrs Josephine Teo to help make starting families more achievable, enjoyable, and celebrated.

At the first session of the Citizens’ Panel on Work-Life Harmony on 28 September 2019, Minister Teo was joined by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Manpower, Ms Low Yen Ling, and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development and Education, Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim. The Panel discussed about the current and desired states of work-life harmony in Singapore.