HR & Education
Growth of Singapore's women start up founders slowed down to 22%
Growth of Singapore's women start up founders slowed down to 22%
They are weighed down by their protracted challenges in achieving work-life balance.
7 in 10 female expats eye Singapore for improved income
Over half of female expats also think it is the best for work culture and personal fulfilment.
3 in 10 firms hit by staff diversity woes
Only 53% also have a formal diversity policy, a drop from 58% in 2017.
7 in 10 bosses troubled by their own data illiteracy
This gets worse down the workforce as almost all employees have reported getting overwhelmed when analysing data.
Great expectations: 6 in 10 Singaporeans expect a salary increase in 2018
But they still lag Hong Kong and Malaysia which have a higher number of workers confident about raises.
EdTech startup Cudy transforms desktops into virtual classrooms
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
However, they’re still one of the world’s most highly paid officials.
Average expat income fell 15% to US$117,904 in 2017
From being the fourth highest paid expats in the world, Singapore expats are now tenth in the rankings.
Almost half of employers plan 3-6% wage hikes in 2018
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
Nineteen percent of expats in Singapore think they have great job opportunities compared to 24% in Hong Kong.
Millennials redesigning the workspace in Singapore
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
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
70% of firms worry about their ability to adapt to this technology.
Daily Briefing: KKR mulls $700m sale of Singapore's MMI; HRnetGroup invests in job matcher Glints
And here are two REITs with recent up-and-down performances.
South Korea's unemployment rate to inch down 3.6% in January
Government efforts are likely to take effect.
PMET eats up 48.5% of job vacancies in 2017
Lack of experienced talents keep plaguing the segment.
Half of jobseekers annoyed by slow recruitment feedback
49% are willing to withdraw from the hiring process if the feedback is slow.
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