HR & Education
Chart of the Day: Tertiary-educated workers snaps up over half of labour force
Those with degree holders grew to 37.5% from 26.7% in June 2009.
Daily Briefing: Changi Airport Group to commit $10m to upskill staff; Ride-hailing firm Tada bags $6.8m in series A funding
And the Singapore trading team of LNG firm Gazprom resigns.
Only 1 in 10 firms have policies for gig economy workers
12% of bosses said they have no plans to implement related policies soon.
Real wages tipped to grow 3.6% in 2020
Across Asia, real-wage salaries are expected to show the highest growth at 3.1%.
Chart of the Day: Singaporeans worked 42.9 hours a week in June
The percentage of part-time workers rose despite the slight climb in their work hours.
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.
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