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Online hiring rose 6% in February
Online hiring rose 6% in February
The banking, financial services, and insurance sector raised online recruitment by 30%.
MindChamps acquires Sydney preschool for $5.5m
Two more Sydney pre-school centres are in the process of acquisition.
Chart of the Day: Job retrenchments hit 5-year low in Q1
There were 2,320 retrenchments in Q1, down from 4,000 a year ago.
Singapore is amongst the world's 20 most expensive locations for expats
Prices rose as the Singapore dollar strengthened versus the greenback.
Financial firms are willing to pay business planners $98,000
About 95% of employers could raise salaries by 10% to keep talent.
Employees value work-life balance more than job security
Women (57%) also place higher premium on work-life balance than men (50%).
Services sector could shy away from giving $300 bonuses: economist
Companies that had improved productivity were urged to give $300-$600 bonuses.
Government pushes $50-$70 wage hikes for minimum pay workers
Firms that hit productivity quotas were also urged to give bonuses worth $300-$600.
Real wage growth slumped to 3.2% in 2017
It was hit by a 0.6% jump in inflation.
Singapore expat packages shrunk by US$12,450 over a year
Employers paid lower salaries and expat benefits cost less.
Can flex work beat Singapore's looming talent crisis?
Singapore could lose $142.51b from labour deficit by 2030.
Banks are at the forefront of Singapore's future-ready upskilling charge
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
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2018's top paying jobs could come from these 5 industries
Hot jobs include technical support engineer which has a salary range of $3,600-$5,000 a month.
OCBC rolls out $20m digital upskilling programme
The OCBC Future Smart Programme will be available for the bank’s 29,000 employees across the world.
Daily Briefing: Maybank rolls out digital upskilling programme; Sembcorp net debt hits $7.29b as of end-March
And the government is updating the Bukit Timah Heritage Trail.
Singapore could lose up to $142.51b from talent crunch
Labour deficit could reach 1.09 million by 2030, a study revealed.
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