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Online hiring activity in Singapore up 3% in February
Online hiring activity in Singapore up 3% in February
Information technology and telecom sectors posted double-digit growth.
Two-thirds of Singapore employers struggle to attract talent
Key challenges include skills shift, low engagement, and poor retention.
Only 32% of Singaporean employees are willing to become entrepreneurs
Fear of failure holds them back.
Less than 2 in 5 Singaporean business leaders think their tech strategies are "mature"
These leaders also think their IT departments don’t listen to them.
Only 7% of Singapore workers turn to formal courses to upgrade skills
A massive 77% of them resort to self-learning.
The great disconnect: Why Singapore companies' HR agenda do not appeal to employees
62% of employees prioritise health, but only 37% of companies focus on this.
Only 1 in 4 Singapore companies say their talent strategies are ‘change agile'
HR leaders do not have job redesign on their list of priorities for 2017.
Almost 7 in 10 employers intend to give bonuses to all employees
42% may give up to 50% of staff salary.
9% of Singapore employers won't give salary increases this year
But almost 1 in 2 will award increases of up to 6%.
Nearly 1 in 3 Singapore employees did not get bonuses in 2016
Over 35% said they didn’t receive even a performance-based bonus. According to the Job Outlook and Bonus survey by JobStreet.com, the average...
Singapore millennials prefer working for multinational companies
The trend is also apparent in Malaysia and Hong Kong.
Singapore's jobs market at its weakest since 2009
Average unemployment rate sits at 3%.
More employees are ditching their jobs for better-paying ones
Nearly 3 in 4 are seeking better compensation.
China and Malaysia trump Singapore in number of women management roles
Singapore is the second-poorest performer amongst surveyed countries.
More women to take on IT leadership roles starting this year
They are finally shattering the glass ceiling.
How do Singapore firms adopt diversity practices in their workplaces?
1 in 2 companies reflected an increase in the number of female job applicants.
Chart of the Day: Check out the employment forecast of Singapore manufacturers
1 in 2 manufacturing firms expected to hire less this quarter.
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