HR & Education
Remember this: Always be educating to your employees
Remember this: Always be educating to your employees
The speed of change in business has accelerated tremendously over the last decade.
Net Work: manage your jump to the online bandwagon
Technology offers employers, recruiters and hiring managers powerful new recruitment tools, but the pace of change can be an obstacle and face-to...
Just inspire your top player with that performance-related pay
I never took kindly to the idea of respecting my elders and betters. There is a fallacy in that smug paternalistic expression – because your elders...
Don’t you just wish your boss could read this?
Many bosses find themselves in leadership positions without ever having consciously made the choice to become a leader, let alone a great leader.
Dealing with that office mate from another part of the world
As a result of globalisation, the workforce has become increasingly diverse with respect to national and cultural origins. Technology has been the...
How to keep the top guys in your team?
Managing a team of high performers requires an innovative and detailed HR and leadership approach involving an effective talent attraction and...
Reduce reliance on low-skilled foreign labour: Mr Lim Hng Kiang
The Minister for Trade and Industry cited this as among the things Singapore needs to do for more sustainable and inclusive growth.
Guess what irks Singaporeans the most?
According to a survey, ‘people not taking ownership for their actions’ is the top office pet peeve for Singaporean professionals.
Going Global: 73% of Singapore professionals seek work overseas
Singapore employers are also following suit, as half of them plan to recruit from abroad amid the skills shortage.
Workplace fatalities up to 30 in the first half
Occupational diseases also increased from 124 in 2010 to 361 in 2011.
Asian banks on firing spree?
With growing job losses in major cities, warning bells of more cuts ring.
6 more months for property agents to pass real estate exam
As the Council for Estate Agencies will be extending the deadline for agents to pass the Real Estate Salesperson examination from 31 December 2011...
Hurrah!: More than 51,000 employers to receive Special Employment Credit
The Government will be giving a total of $17 million in SEC by 30 September 2011.
What does it take to get the best employees in Singapore?
Companies are having to offer salary increases of 15-20% because of the skills shortage.
Slow but steady: Total employment grows by 24,800
This is lower than the 28,300 for the first quarter but comparable to the second quarter of 2010 at 24,900.
Silver lining: Unemployment up but re-entry rate improves
Records revealed 57% of residents laid off in the first quarter secured employment by June 2011.
Labour productivity drops 2.5% in the second quarter
And Singapore has the sharp slowdown in GDP growth to blame.
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