HR & Education
Workforce SG to entrust 12 career centres to NTUC’s employment institute
Workforce SG to entrust 12 career centres to NTUC’s employment institute
This will expand NTUC’s career services provision to support workforce development in Singapore.
Nearly half of workers rate excellent productivity in a coworking space: survey
31% preferred coworking spaces compared to 23% at home.
2 in 5 Singapore employers inflate job titles to attract, retain talent: study
This could cause talent mismatch and resentment, Robert Walters warned.
Singapore scores highly in climate-related disclosure quality: report
Quality improved, coverage steady in Southeast Asia.
How much do developers in Singapore earn?
Senior full-stack developers in SG earn 3.8x more than their peers in Indonesia.
Nearly half of women are afraid of negative consequences in asking for a raise
39% also feel uncomfortable asking for a promotion.
Singapore Polytechnic boosts creative and community sector talent via partnerships
The institution will sign more MOUs with industry partners on 8 March.
Workplace inclusivity remains a major issue for women in Singapore, survey
43.8% of women expressed willingness to spend more time in the office if their needs were better addressed.
Hybrid working setup empowers women to make bold career choices: report
Women from minority groups seeing new career opportunities spring up.
Microsoft unveils new initiatives to accelerate AI development in Singapore
The initiatives will benefit businesses and employees in key industries in Singapore.
SMEs foreseeing higher sales in 2024 plan to invest in staff training, insurance
Six in 10 SMEs expect higher sales this year.
Singaporean firms boost efforts promoting diversity, equity and inclusion: report
Nearly 90% have a budget allotted for DEI.
Singapore workforce among top performers in organisational health in APAC: survey
Proactive measures needed to keep productivity high.
Gov’t expands Career Conversion Programmes
Enhancements include an increase in the salary support cap to $7,500 for mature or long-term unemployed workers.
Special education teachers to see up to 12% pay hike
By 2026, the monthly salary of SPED teachers will range from $3,000 to over $7,000.
MOM approves over 4,000 ONE PASS applications
The government introduced the work pass framework in January 2023.
Workforce Singapore to launch Overseas Markets Immersion Programme
The programme will fund companies to build a globally oriented team.
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