HR & Education

Apart from encouraging young women to take up STEM courses, we should also have more female role models in these fields and take on a “Kampong” approach. 

Growing evidence connects diverse leadership and workforces with positive business performance.

Trust and technology are the cornerstones of a productive hybrid workplace.

The unemployment rate continues to be above pre-pandemic levels.

About 40% of existing employees have already requested a flexible schedule.

About 52% said being understanding is an essential quality of a good CEO.   About 42% of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and senior executives in Singapore are now considering empathy as part of a CEO’s job, Bupa Global’s Executive Wellbeing Index 2021 showed.   From the 200 surveyed, 49% are expecting CEOs to show greater empathy and understanding towards their employees given the changes in workplace norms brought about by the pandemic.   More than half (52%) of the HNWIs also said being understanding is the most essential quality that a good CEO must have, closely followed by being decisive (50%), and having integrity (49%).   Bupa Global‘s Global Marketing Director, Neil Kirby, said the emergence of an “empathetic, inclusive leadership style,” was brought about by the pandemic.   This was echoed by 56% of Singaporean HNWIs who said the pandemic has elevated the importance they place on their personal well-being.   More Singaporean business leaders have also put a high priority on the welfare of their employees, with 50% believing that their organisation should have a greater responsibility for supporting employee wellbeing and 44% wanting more focus on mental health.   Singapore is expected to increase its spending on mental health support at work in the coming year by 11%.   Meanwhile, the Index also revealed that more leaders will be prioritising balancing profit with purpose and planning greater focus on the environmental agenda in the next 12 months.   In Singapore, 36% of companies are planning to put more emphasis on their environmental agenda, while 2 in 5 (41%) of HNWIs believe their respective companies understand the importance of balancing profit with purpose.  

Close to 50 riders attended the workshop.

Both companies will create training programs to support digital entrepreneurship and digital upskilling for Grab partners.

Meanwhile, Japan is the worst country to work in freelance.

This is according to the RFi’s latest survey.

Those over 60 years old are more willing to retrain compared to other age groups.

Approximately 400,000 locals were hired through the government programme.

The initiative aims to improve the overseas service exports environment.

Milieu Insight, in its latest survey, examined how employee demands and expectations have shifted.

Hiring activities online increased by 55.7% in August.

With encouragement from peers and professors, Tan started Flying Cape.