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A choicer way to work and live
A choicer way to work and live
The way people want to work is constantly evolving. Driven by needs that are sometimes not provided by a permanent placement, for example, flexible...
Chart of the Day: Online finance hiring up 28% in March
It rose sharply from 12% in the previous month.
Three in five C-suite executives feel they lack expertise: poll
Years of experience spell little difference between the confidence levels of senior execs and newcomers.
Only 17% of employees satisfied with learning opportunities from company: survey
Two in five employees have resigned from a company that didn't deliver L&D opportunities they expected.
Over a third of employees intend to resign: survey
Four in ten cited limited career path as the top reason for leaving.
Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy transferred from SAL to SMU
It has been restructured as a research centre under the university.
1 in 3 bosses demoted an employee
Failure in a new role accounts for 46% of demotions.
Chart of the Day: Employees on short work-week more than doubled to 900 in Q1
Four in five were from the manufacturing sector. This chart from the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) shows that employees on short work-week more than...
Retrenchments grew to 3,230 in Q1 over manufacturing cutbacks
High costs and industry downturn prompted more retrenchments.
Civil servants to receive 0.45 month mid-year bonus in July
Around 1,400 civil servants will also benefit from a higher one-off lump sum payment.
Sembcorp's waste management arm partners with construction union to train workers
Some 700 SembWaste employees will undergo training programmes to keep up with industry transformation.
Daily Briefing: Government cuts private housing stock amidst oversupply; HSBC pumps up Singapore SME banking team
And SP Group and Gardens by the Bay unveiled a project to convert waste to by-products.
From pen to mobile devices: will there ever be a paperless school?
Disruptive and emerging technologies are changing the way we work and live today. This new wave of technologies is undoubtedly infiltrating the...
Online hiring for telecom and BPO roles up 39% in April
However, Singapore was outpaced by Malaysia with a 43% growth in online recruitment.
Daily Briefing: Temasek's philanthropic arm launches impact investing PE fund; Morgan Stanley cuts down Asian equities team
And e-scooter platform Beam is expanding to Malaysia.
Daily Briefing: GIC to buy US$70m of shares from pharma firm Hansoh; NWC proposes $50-$70 pay hike for low-wage workers
And CapitaLand plans to achieve 100% green certification by 2030.
Is Singapore a friendly workplace for inked applicants?
Almost two in five Singaporeans are less likely to hire individuals with tattoos.
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