HR & Education

ST Engineering's electronics arm increases stake in Knowledge Alive

Acquisition to boost capabilities in the area of eLearning, soft skills training and enabling career transition.

ST Engineering's electronics arm increases stake in Knowledge Alive

Acquisition to boost capabilities in the area of eLearning, soft skills training and enabling career transition.

Raffles Education to invest S$33mln in India

Company expects to break even in 3 years in its JV with a local education firm.

Aon Consulting strengthens human capital consulting team

Key leaders hired to boost Human Capital Consulting solutions offered in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Nominations for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 open

Program supports need for entrepreneurship and globally competitive enterprises.

Non executive directors under pressure on executive pay

Julia Smith, Singapore Practice Leader for Performance & Reward, Ernst & Young, shares the concerns in the boardroom on executive pay and the shifts...

Jobs Credit payment extension worth $460mln

Another $460 million will be received by more than 100,000 employers on 31 March 2010 as the first extended payment of the Jobs Credit.

Workplace fatalities up 4.5% in 2009

Despite the 2.1 percent drop in overall work injuries last year, the Workplace Safety and Health Council calls on employers to keep workers safe at...

Singapore's fourth university accepts applications

The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has started its undergraduate admissions exercise on 20 March 2010.

Study shows emerging pay-for-performance culture

Latest study on remuneration reveals nearly 40% of participating companies intend to increase the target level of their executive short-term...

Employment grew by 37,500 in Q4 2009

The resilient labour market enabled employment to rebound following job losses in the first half of 2009.

Singapore employers forecast healthy headcount growth

Survey shows the most robust hiring prospects are in the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector, where the Net Employment Outlook is +37%.

Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City to house a training centre

Singapore schools and educational institutions will be brought on board to establish the Skills Training & Development Centre (STDC) in the Eco-City.

Foreign students biggest losers as government puts citizens first

All Polytechnics in Singapore announced the fee for local students will rise by $50 this year whilst PR's will pay up to $800 more and foreigners up...

2010 salary survey reveals who is earning what

Local salary levels may have remained static, but Robert Walters lets us in on the figures.

Expats back in favour as banks rehire

After cutting expat salaries and benefits to the bone in 2009, banks have been forced to change tack and pay for expats, survey finds.

SGX launches academy for traders

Singapore Exchange Limited and the Association of Financial and Commodity Traders launched an algorithmic trading initiative to upgrade professional...

Govt issues fee protection for private school students

In light of various private school fiascos, the Council for Private Education will make fee protection options available to private education...