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Optimus Prime: Robots exterminate foreign worker jobs in Singapore
Optimus Prime: Robots exterminate foreign worker jobs in Singapore
Wheel washing robots and other labor saving devices are helping construction companies to reduce the number of foreign workers and remain profitable...
Dear Boss: 61% of your staff are ready to walk out the door right now
Singaporeans again top the wanna-be job hoppers poll, remaining the most disloyal employees in Asia.
MOM: How's my manpower?
Ongoing Labour Force Survey will help MOM figure out what policies and programmes should be in place.
How do you manage multiple job offers?
Getting a job isn't easy, but getting multiple job offers isn't either. Here's how you can manage.
Kaplan launches e-degrees
The new business arm named @kaplan will offer 3 degrees through University College Dublin.
Is this the best internship in the world?
Singaporean social networking startup My Cube is offering 30 foreign students a 3-month paid internship with the best intern getting a $10,000 grant...
Technical Specialists most recruited group of employees
The Hay Group poll reported that the second most recruited group of employees is Junior Professionals followed by and Middle Management.
73% of organisations unprepared for inflation aftermath
Only 27% of the surveyed organisations have coordinated measures to diffuse the effects of inflation.
83% of SG employees ready to say "adios!" to bosses
Singapore ranked the lowest in terms of long-term loyalty while French employees ranked first with 57 per cent.
36% of companies to hire more employees in 2Q11
For most employers, this entails a 5-10% increase to current staff numbers.
Raffles Education net profit fell 53% in nine months FY2011
Revenue declined 15% coupled with an increase in income tax expense and higher personnel expenses, 9MFY2011 net profit after tax was $14.6 million.
Number of employed jobseekers drop to 2,800 in 1Q11
The figure is down from the 4,800 job seekers place in the same period last year.
Singapore’s working age population to contract by over 330,000
The world’s working-age population will increase by over a billion people over the next 20 years, but all growth will come in developing economies...
Mature-age workers can address the skills-gap in Singapore
As Singapore’s economy grows, the demand for an available and experienced talent pool continues to increase. According to the Ministry of Manpower...
Hiring freeze in 2Q11 for 82% of services sector firms
The financial and insurance industry forecasts the highest growth in employment with 38% while 10% in the retail trade industry expects the level of...
Unemployment rate plunges to 3-year low in 1Q 2011
Reflecting the tight labour market, the overall unemployment rate fell from a seasonally adjusted 2.2% in December 2010 to 1.9% in March 2011.
Brain drain woes persist in SG, says 69% of executives
Hiring expectations have levelled off slightly but remain strong, said Hudson.
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