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Financial sector to see sustained demand for financial planners, relationship managers and tech jobs: MAS's Ravi Menon
Financial institutions are offering 6,500 newly-created jobs in 2021.
May 04, 2021
Budget 2019
As companies brace for tougher 2020, targeted help to raise competitiveness will take 'centrestage'
SINGAPORE (Feb 7): Thanks to a global upswing, semiconductor manufacturer DenseLight enjoyed 48% growth in revenue last year. Besides the favourable market conditions, the company’s chief executive Rajan Rajgopal is appreciative of the various governmen
February 07, 2020
Ageing
Are Singapore businesses doing enough for 'vulnerable' older workers?
SINGAPORE (Sept 18): With more than a third of the working-age population in Singapore projected to be above the age of 50 by 2030, businesses here will increasingly need to do more to tap the talent and expertise of their older employees.
September 18, 2019
Careers & Training
5 ways fresh grads can succeed in the evolving business landscape: Robert Half
SINGAPORE (July 15): Employers in Singapore are preparing for an influx of fresh university graduates to enter the job market.
July 15, 2019
Labour market
Why universal basic income is a bad idea
SINGAPORE (July 1): Owing to the inadequacy of the social safety net in the US and other developed countries, proposals for a universal basic income (UBI) are gaining in popularity. The gap between the rich and everyone else has expanded significantly in
July 03, 2019
Labour market
Why universal basic income is a bad idea
SINGAPORE (July 1): Owing to the inadequacy of the social safety net in the US and other developed countries, proposals for a universal basic income (UBI) are gaining in popularity. The gap between the rich and everyone else has expanded significantly in
June 28, 2019
Careers & Training
Top 10 hiring trends in Singapore for 2018, according to Hays
SINGAPORE (Dec 6): Hays Singapore has published a list of what it foresees to be the top 10 talent trends of 2018, in light of a fast-changing workforce environment and continued economic growth.
December 06, 2017
More Singapore workers worry about skill obsolescence rather than layoffs
SINGAPORE (May 4): Singapore’s workers, known for being highly skilled, are well aware and confident of their market power. So much that the majority of employees may not even think twice about jumping ship given the opportunity, should they be displeas
May 04, 2017
Singapore employers struggling to attract, retain top talent: survey
SINGAPORE (Feb 22): Employers in Singapore are struggling to attract and retain top talent, according to a Willis Towers Watson survey of more than 2,000 companies globally.
February 22, 2017
China Focus
Tens of thousands of jobs go as China’s biggest banks cut costs
SHANGHAI (Sept 7): China’s four biggest banks reported that staff numbers fell by the most in at least six years in the first half, highlighting the possibility that employment has peaked at the firms that are the world’s biggest providers of banking
September 07, 2016