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Transforming Singapore's next generation of leaders: Best practices and strategies for development of future leaders
Transforming Singapore's next generation of leaders: Best practices and strategies for development of future leaders
The identification, assessment, selection, and development of nextgen leaders including those in Singapore are the cornerstones of the talent...
The Future Skills That Singapore Needs Are Already Here
This year Singapore began implementing major changes to their education curriculum by shifting the emphasis away from standardised tests towards...
Consumer confidence falls to lowest in 2 years
Confidence fell to 89 points in Q3 amidst recession concerns and rising food prices.
Daily Briefing: Carousell's value surges to $850m after merger; HR exec salaries to hit $300,000 in 2020
And Cocoon Capital leads the $1m seed funding for SaaS-based security firm GuardRails.
Daily Briefing: Three in four students expect starting pay of over $3,000; EPS to co-launch global maritime accelerator
And Taiwan’s cloud provider CloudMile plans to enter Singapore in 2020.
Singaporeans' pay hike may moderate to 3% in 2020: study
Low inflation, tight labour supply and talent restrictions could keep salary high.
Spaze Ventures launches ESG-backed edtech accelerator
It will provide early-stage edtech startups with up to $500,000.
Here's how firms are revving up their wellness programmes
Employees can get a room for power naps, fitness programmes, and lunch-and-learn sessions.
Women occupy less than 14% of boardroom seats in Singapore: report
About 6% of board chair positions are assumed by women.
Strain on hiring to extend until end-2019: MAS
Wage growth is also likely to contract in the next two years.
7 in 10 Singaporeans want jobs with overseas travel
Nearly 4 in 5 are even willing to relocate for the role.
Hiring prospects amongst manufacturers at their worst in a decade
The sector contributed to 21% of total retrenchments in Q3.
Overseas returnees hit with job mismatches
Singapore’s returning expats are getting local “plus” salaries but many still struggle to fit in after a stint abroad.
1 in 3 employees worry about ageing's effects on hiring
Nearly a third think age was factored in their salaries.
Online hiring up 18% in Q3
Recruitment activity in the IT sector rose 46%.
Jobless rate up 2.3% in Q3
The unemployment rate amongst residents rose to 3.2%.
Retail workers expect highest pay bumps when switching jobs: survey
They expect pay bumps of at least 26.6%, higher than the average 22%.
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