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Management & Corporate Governance
Why Singapore's businesses continue to lose valuable human resources
SINGAPORE (Dec 7): While business leaders in Singapore do not deny an organisation’s success is intrinsically linked to the happiness of its people, nearly half say they have lost valued human resources as a result of failing to ensure employee satisfac
December 07, 2018
Restructuring
Standard Chartered to cut Dubai, Singapore jobs
LONDON/DUBAI (Dec 3): Standard Chartered Plc is cutting jobs in Dubai and key markets including Singapore as it looks to curb expenses, people familiar with the matter said.
December 03, 2018
Careers & Training
Difficult job market keeping Singaporeans from pursuing dreams of 'work-life balance': LinkedIn survey
SINGAPORE (Nov 28): Having a job that offers good work-life balance is the number one aspiration among Singaporeans as they see it as the definition of “opportunity” , suggests LinkedIn’s inaugural LinkedIn Opportunity Index.
November 28, 2018
Careers & Training
Singapore wins Asia's talent battle, but is trounced by Europe
SINGAPORE (Nov 20): Switzerland once again clinched the top spot in a global survey on fostering and attracting talent, in a top 10 list that includes Canada but not the US, and no Asian nations.
November 20, 2018
Careers & Training
What drives Singaporeans to jump ship, and why that's okay
SINGAPORE (Oct 30): New job market entrants and seasoned professionals alike are becoming increasingly open to the idea of making the leap into an entirely new career, according to new research from recruitment firm Monster.com.
October 30, 2018
Disruption and Digitalisation
7 high-tech jobs to arrive in the near future, as envisioned by Cognizant
SINGAPORE (Oct 23): In Cognizant’s opinion, humans have never been more integral to the future of work – even as the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to change the global work environment.
October 23, 2018
Disruption and Digitalisation
Gig workers may enjoy enviable perks but tend to save less: Manulife
SINGAPORE (Oct 4): Joining Singapore’s rising gig economy certainly comes with benefits, such as flexibility and job satisfaction, that a regular nine-to-five desk job may not offer. Those who opt to do so are however finding it harder to save compared
October 04, 2018
Labour market
Challenges faced by Asia Pacific employers as salaries continue to grow
SINGAPORE (Oct 2): For the first time since 2014, salary increases across 17 markets in Asia Pacific saw a mild 0.1% y-o-y rebound this year, according to the latest Salary budget Planning Survey Report (Q3) by Willis Towers Watson.
October 02, 2018
Global Economy
Growing talent mismatch & productivity issues taking a toll on global labour market: Hays
SINGAPORE (Sept 25): The global labour market is coming under increasing pressure even with expectations of economic growth to maintain its momentum over the next 12 months, finds the latest and seventh edition of the Hays Global Skills Index.
September 25, 2018
Management & Corporate Governance
Asia Pacific employers still fall short of fixing the compensation divide, finds survey
SINGAPORE (Sept 18): Over half the companies in Asia Pacific are failing to compensate their staff effectively and fairly, suggests a new study conducted by Willis Towers Watson.
September 18, 2018