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Can tech solve Singapore's talent and manpower crunch?
24 Apr 18
Hotels have started using robo-butlers for delivery services whilst the government has deployed AI systems for border security purposes.
Tax managers' median salary hits $130,000 amidst high demand
18 Apr 18
Moreover, 99% of CFOs are willing to award pay rises to an average of 25% to their finance staff.
Singapore launches job matcher website for citizens and PRs
17 Apr 18
Users will be matched to jobs that are scored based on the proximity to their skillset.
Why change-hungry young generations are the key to unlocking growth
13 Apr 18
The struggle to recruit skilled workers is a recurring concern for manufacturing businesses in Singapore.
Here's why Singapore can't be the best country in attracting talent
12 Apr 18
Switzerland continues to be the talent hotspot in the world.
Singapore's improvements in livability are the ninth best in Asia
3 Apr 18
From 1998 to 2018, it improved its livability score by 4.7%.
Singapore is amongst least engaged in work in Asia
29 Mar 18
Only 59% of employees are engaged in work, compared to 76% in Indonesia.
DBS to hire future-ready tech talents via hackathon
27 Mar 18
The Hack2Hire programme will hire up to 100 qualified candidates.
2 in 5 workers will leave their companies in 2018
19 Mar 18
Besides salary issues, more workers are seeking new career challenges.
90,000 firms to get $800m in payouts from Wage Credit Scheme
19 Mar 18
SMEs will receive the bulk of the payouts, at around 71% of the sum disbursed.
Chart of the Day: Labour productivity rose by 4.5% in 2017
16 Mar 18
Thanks to gains led by the manufacturing and wholesale & retail trade sectors.
Local employment nearly doubled in 2017 as economy improved: MoM
15 Mar 18
But job-skills mismatch continues to be a challenge due to ongoing economic restructuring.
156 banks in Singapore target inclusive hiring
14 Mar 18
They will comply with an advisory that also covers HR issues like the impact of technology on workers and retrenchments.
Singapore is the most livable city for expats
13 Mar 18
A survey said expats picked Singapore due to low crime rates, quality schools and healthcare, and low pollution.
Why Singaporeans won't be getting much of a pay rise in 2018
11 Mar 18
Recruitment and HR firms noted that they are the least confident when it comes to negotiating for a higher pay.
Growth of Singapore's women start up founders slowed down to 22%
9 Mar 18
They are weighed down by their protracted challenges in achieving work-life balance.
7 in 10 female expats eye Singapore for improved income
8 Mar 18
Over half of female expats also think it is the best for work culture and personal fulfilment.
3 in 10 senior managers in Singapore are women: report
8 Mar 18
This is lower compared to ASEAN’s average of 39%.
7 in 10 CFOs failed to hire the right talent
8 Mar 18
They are struggling to pick workers who will fit in with the company culture.
3 in 10 firms hit by staff diversity woes
7 Mar 18
Only 53% also have a formal diversity policy, a drop from 58% in 2017.
Who run the world: Singaporean women have better chances of becoming managers
6 Mar 18
Women are 55% more likely to advance to manager roles or above.
7 in 10 bosses troubled by their own data illiteracy
6 Mar 18
This gets worse down the workforce as almost all employees have reported getting overwhelmed when analysing data.
About 20,000 TeSA training places to be established by 2020
6 Mar 18
It will now offer programmes for manufacturing and professional services sectors.
Plans to cut polytechnic courses by 20% will not hurt intake: MOE
6 Mar 18
The ministry aims to merge some programmes of the current 230 polytechnic courses.
Great expectations: 6 in 10 Singaporeans expect a salary increase in 2018
5 Mar 18
But they still lag Hong Kong and Malaysia which have a higher number of workers confident about raises.
Employment level to rise 10.5 percentage points in Q2 2018: index
5 Mar 18
Financial firms see highest growth in employment level.
EdTech startup Cudy transforms desktops into virtual classrooms
5 Mar 18
Students can enroll in online lessons where they can see their tutor and virtual classmates in real-time.
Government rejects 9% pay hike for its ministers
2 Mar 18
However, they’re still one of the world’s most highly paid officials.
Average expat income fell 15% to US$117,904 in 2017
2 Mar 18
From being the fourth highest paid expats in the world, Singapore expats are now tenth in the rankings.
1 in 4 jobs will be snatched by automation in the next three years
28 Feb 18
Nearly half of employers (48%) in the Asia Pacific region think that they will need fewer employees.
5% of full time workers will lose jobs to automation in the next three years
28 Feb 18
Automation will account for an average of 29% of all the work being done.
Almost half of employers plan 3-6% wage hikes in 2018
27 Feb 18
The raises will be surely received by those with niche skills in sales, IT, and accountancy & finance.
Hong Kong offers better jobs than Singapore, say expats
27 Feb 18
Nineteen percent of expats in Singapore think they have great job opportunities compared to 24% in Hong Kong.
Millennials redesigning the workspace in Singapore
27 Feb 18
In Singapore, with a changing workforce demographic comes a change in workplace preferences, attitudes and expectations.
Budget spurs Singapore firms to upskill for New Economy
26 Feb 18
Singapore’s hard-fought economic transformation is dependent on the ability of its enterprises and people, to learn, unlearn and relearn new...
Artificial intelligence feared by 70 % of Singaporean firms
21 Feb 18
70% of firms worry about their ability to adapt to this technology.
80% of firms fail to spend enough on recruitment
21 Feb 18
Firms that don’t boost their hiring budgets will miss out on getting the right candidates.
Government bulks up education budget to $20m
20 Feb 18
It will be used to boost financial assistance schemes for students.
Daily Briefing: KKR mulls $700m sale of Singapore's MMI; HRnetGroup invests in job matcher Glints
15 Feb 18
And here are two REITs with recent up-and-down performances.
DBS and NTU partner to boost pool of wealth managers in Singapore
13 Feb 18
New wealth management track will be rolled out on the university’s business degree programme.
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