HR & Education

OCBC predicts no hike in Foreign Worker Levy for Budget 2017 announcement

There will be about 25,000-40,000 jobs in the next 3-5 years.

Jobs Bank to be integrated with SkillsFuture Portal

This came after CFE recommended the integration.

Bouncing back from retrenchment

The release of the Ministry of Manpower's 'Labour Market Advance Release 2016' showed both slowing employment growth (an increase of 0.4%, down from 0...

Work now, play later: 4 in 5 Singapore millennials ditch leisure for skill-building opportunities

One in two believes what they learn in school is not enough for their future.

PMET jobs dominate vacancies in 2016

Slots for such jobs were up 48% to 25,800 in the past year.

Paying heed to Singapore's productivity challenge

Following an announcement in 2010 by the Economic Strategies Committee to reach a productivity growth target of 2-3% per year over the next decade...

What firms need to know about mobility management

Global mobility programmes are pivotal to the growth and success of organisations, but with increasing complexities and the increasing volume of...

Singapore stumbles in the most-visited city rankings

Bangkok nudged to 2nd place, pushing Singapore to 4th place.

Demand for digital marketing will boost recruitment growth in Singapore: Hays

Companies are on the lookout for marketing operations talent, marketing managers, and analysts.

Do graduate programmes still matter?

In the face of a fast growing economy, we are presented with an interesting conundrum in the role which education has.

How Robotics Process Automation can make education pay, and increase Singapore's productivity

More than most developed nations, Singapore has reached a point where one of the biggest growth drivers will be through increased productivity. With...