HR & Education

More than half of Singaporeans willing to forego part of salary during crisis

More than half of Singaporeans willing to forego part of salary during crisis

Only a third though are threatened with lay-offs, making Singapore labour market most upbeat among peers in Asia.

Government worries about spate of deaths among foreign domestic workers

The Ministry of Manpower aims to double the penalties for employers who fail to keep their foreign domestic workers safe.

9 out of 10 Singaporeans fail to accomplish daily to-do list

So why do they keep a list  if they were to miss most of the items anyway?

Chart of the Day: Why you never have to worry of not finding a job

Job ads for professional positions rising since February.

We hate to say this, but employees have no bonus to expect

Better start saving a little money each month as your boss begins to tighten his belt.

Why you should volunteer now - seriously

Do these words sound all too familiar in Singapore when someone is asked to be a volunteer or take up a voluntary assignment?

How 40 years taught me management

“Life can only be lived by going forward – but only understood by looking backwards.”

Firm spies: Asian bosses set to snoop on your facebook

Perhaps you are being snooped on right now, with 60 % of companies set to have social media monitoring of employees in place by 2015 according to...

Singapore ranks second fastest in Asia on time spent reading resume

Guess what country breaks Singapore's record of 9 minutes and 32 seconds?

Power of social media in recruitment/retention

Social media is redefining the way companies recruit, influence, engage and retain their employees.

How to love your job

It’s not easy. This is especially true if you’ve reached a certain stage when everything seems to be falling out of place in your workplace.

8 types of bosses in the world

You may have seen them, sense them and get a feel of them in the course of your working life; and they may appear, in all shapes and sizes, as your...

Are you emotionally aware?

How do you think we compare to our western counterparts when looking inward and asking ourselves what has and has not worked in our lives? My...

Achieving a world class leadership

Even the most globetrotting manager cannot be everywhere at once. That’s why there is a growing importance placed on a leader’s communication skills...

Career not working? Try networking

“It’s not what you know, but who you know.”

Managing and communicating across the generations

There are currently four different generations employed in our organizations. Each generation has distinct values and characteristics that often lead...