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How to keep your job during recession
How to keep your job during recession
The same period two years ago Singapore was on the cliff edge of a technical recession. By Sep 2009, it became a reality. Companies were cutting...
SuperWOMAN: A look at the future woman
The in-demand careers of the future will be very different from those of the not so recent past – a shift that could help liberate women in the...
Should you be outsourcing your business now?
The global business climate has shifted markedly in recent years. Global financial crisis (GFC) aside, the rise of the Asia-Pacific region, new...
Why money can’t buy employee satisfaction
In the highly competitive new world of work, employers must bridge the leadership gap to retain the volume and quality of talent required to be...
Wanted: Employers in search of skilled candidates
Our latest Hays Quarterly Report, for the July – September quarter, shows that hiring activity is strong again in Singapore, with employers acutely...
What’s up, dude? Men still dominate Singapore’s private sector
69% of employees said their immediate superior is male, according to a survey.
Safety in numbers: All workplaces now covered under Workplace Safety & Health Act
The extension, effective 1 September 2011, brought on board more than 100,000 organisations.
The great divide: Companies’ sales teams unhappy with marketing
And it's not a one-way discontent, as 45.4% of marketing teams in Asia believe that sales teams need to improve in their follow up on leads.
Nanyang Polytechnic and IBM launch Business Analytics Innovation Centre
This is the first on-campus IBM Software Centre of Excellence in the ASEAN region.
Wanted: Job advertisements in Singapore up 24%
Companies in both commerce and financial services enjoyed a healthier quarter.
Work in your PJs: Employers encouraged to implement home-based work arrangements
Mr Hawazi Daipi, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower and Education, said employers facing manpower shortages could consider this.
Flunked out: Raffles Education’s net profit plunges 20.2% to S$41.9m
And its revenue retracted 16.2% to S$157.6m.
Each one should prepare for own retirement: MOS Tan Chuan-Jin
He said recklessly under-saving and then relying on the compassion of others in society is neither fair nor sustainable. The government will step in...
Hello, bookworms: Singapore to host International Library Congress in 2013
The international convention is expected to attract over 3,000 participants from over 100 countries.
What’s with the all-boys board members?
86% of accountants believe that women struggle to become board members in Singapore.
27 August 2011 is a public holiday
Polling Day is a public holiday in accordance with Section 17 of the Presidential Elections Act.
Singapore may have only 80k-85k new jobs for 2012
From 110k-115k jobs initially, an analyst now expects less jobs due to US and EU’s credit woes.
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