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4 in 5 Singapore employees want flexi work
23 Jul 18
But 55% fear it will interfere with personal time.
Chart of the Day: Singapore labour market pressure down in 2017
23 Jul 18
This also reflected in the total unemployment rate, which fell from about 2.2% in H1 to 2.1% in H2.
The search is on for Singapore's most outstanding business leaders at the SBR Management Excellence Awards 2018
20 Jul 18
The deadline for entry submissions is on 5 October.
Singapore is the seventh most sought-after city for global workers
19 Jul 18
Local businessmen think that tax and cost of living could make workers think twice about moving to the Lion City.
Online hiring in Singapore up 3% in May
19 Jul 18
The BFSI sector saw a 19% growth in e-hiring activities.
8 in 10 Singaporeans want to try living abroad
16 Jul 18
Majority of healthcare and tech workers want to work away from home.
Productivity cannot keep up with wage growth: Minister Koh Poh Koon
13 Jul 18
Real wages rose 1.9% whilst productivity grew only 1.1% in 2011-2017.
Chart of the Day: Expected turnover rate in Singapore is the highest in Asia
12 Jul 18
About 46% expect to leave their companies in the next 12 months.
Half of Singapore workers threatened that digitalisation will snatch their jobs
12 Jul 18
Almost half think their managers are lacking in engaging them to digital upskilling.
DBS and SGX team up for three-year investment education programme
12 Jul 18
It will target women, young adults, and members of the Gen X.
Talent crunch beefs up finance payrolls amidst thinning workforce
2 Jul 18
Firms may need to shell out extra $29,100 per highly skilled finance worker by 2030.
More than half of employers struggle to fill in positions
2 Jul 18
The jobs that are hardest to fill are sales representatives, engineers, and drivers.
Asian firms could pay in-demand workers US$15,000 more amidst talent crunch
29 Jun 18
Japan's salary surge could cost as much as US$468b by 2030.
Workers' brain drain could lag Malaysian economy
27 Jun 18
It can create an equilibrium of low levels of workers and a large technological gap.
Six APAC cities amongst world's costliest for expats
26 Jun 18
Hong Kong is the world's most expensive city whilst Tokyo, Singapore, and Seoul also made it to the list.
Singapore jumps to 4th spot in costliest cities for expats
26 Jun 18
For instance, coffee in Singapore is at US$5, which is significantly cheaper than coffee in Seoul (US$10) and Hong Kong (US$7).
Singapore firms could add up to $29,065 to highly-skilled workers' pay
21 Jun 18
Talent shortages for these kinds of workers could hit 38% in 2030.
Government workers to get mid-year bonus and $300 lump sum payment in July
20 Jun 18
About 1,450 civil servants with lower wage will receive a one-off $500 lump sum.
Chart of the Day: Higher employment in services sector offset declines in construction
19 Jun 18
About 9,700 workers for services in community, finance, and transport sectors were employed in Q1.
Online hiring rose 6% in February
19 Jun 18
The banking, financial services, and insurance sector raised online recruitment by 30%.
MindChamps acquires Sydney preschool for $5.5m
18 Jun 18
Two more Sydney pre-school centres are in the process of acquisition.
DBS rolls out virtual bank recruiter
14 Jun 18
‘Jim’ can save up to 40 hours monthly otherwise spent on manual processing.
Chart of the Day: Job retrenchments hit 5-year low in Q1
14 Jun 18
There were 2,320 retrenchments in Q1, down from 4,000 a year ago.
Job vacancies outnumbered the unemployed in March
13 Jun 18
The unemployed ratio improved from 0.92 in December 2017 to 1.04 in March 2018.
Singapore is amongst the world's 20 most expensive locations for expats
12 Jun 18
Prices rose as the Singapore dollar strengthened versus the greenback.
Hiring intentions in Singapore hit a three-year high
12 Jun 18
Find out which sectors will most likely ramp up their hiring.
Japan to launch new resident status for low-skilled foreign workers
7 Jun 18
Foreigners could help counter labour shortage in construction and agriculture.
Financial firms are willing to pay business planners $98,000
7 Jun 18
About 95% of employers could raise salaries by 10% to keep talent.
Employees value work-life balance more than job security
5 Jun 18
Women (57%) also place higher premium on work-life balance than men (50%).
Services sector could shy away from giving $300 bonuses: economist
3 Jun 18
Companies that had improved productivity were urged to give $300-$600 bonuses.
Government pushes $50-$70 wage hikes for minimum pay workers
1 Jun 18
Firms that hit productivity quotas were also urged to give bonuses worth $300-$600.
Real wage growth slumped to 3.2% in 2017
30 May 18
It was hit by a 0.6% jump in inflation.
MOM-led group to review seniors' CPF rates
30 May 18
It will also review the retirement and re-employment age relevance.
Singapore expat packages shrunk by US$12,450 over a year
28 May 18
Employers paid lower salaries and expat benefits cost less.
Health care plans don't work for nearly 2 in 5 employees
25 May 18
Employers could not be getting a good return on their investments in health.
Daily Briefing: Singapore reveals Shell refinery lost fuel worth US$40m; Kempinski to manage its first Singapore hotel
23 May 18
And here's why the number of employers using enhanced WorkPro scheme rose.
Can flex work beat Singapore's looming talent crisis?
17 May 18
Singapore could lose $142.51b from labour deficit by 2030.
Banks are at the forefront of Singapore's future-ready upskilling charge
16 May 18
OCBC recently rolled out a massive upskilling programme powered by a $20m investment to be made available for its 29,000 employees.
Saving PMET jobs from machines
10 May 18
PMET jobs are under threat.
2018's top paying jobs could come from these 5 industries
9 May 18
Hot jobs include technical support engineer which has a salary range of $3,600-$5,000 a month.

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