Singapore workforce

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SINGAPORE (Apr 3): Companies in Singapore generally view mature workers as an asset although they may not have the right facilities to accommodate such employees, suggests a new survey conducted by PersolKelly.

SINGAPORE (Mar 5): Companies in Singapore are predicting conservative salary increases in the year ahead after a stagnant 2018, finds a recent research report by recruitment specialist Hays.

SINGAPORE (Oct 12): Businesses are still struggling to find skilled professionals in several specialist roles and sectors even as the number of well-educated migrants rise to provide a flow of skilled labour across countries as the global economy improves

(Sept 6): While Japan had the biggest slump in its workforce in Asia over the last 10 years, Singapore has the most to fear from an aging population over the next two decades.