HR & Education
Teaching old dogs new tricks: 67% of senior Singaporeans willing to reskill for new roles
Teaching old dogs new tricks: 67% of senior Singaporeans willing to reskill for new roles
This makes them the largest age group willing to retrain.
What do Singapore employees want from their organisations?
74% of Singapore employees cited “work-life balance as top EVP factor, according to Randstad.
Jobless rate inches up to 2.8% in July
Some 87,300 individuals were unemployed in July.
Hybrid work setup will stay despite security concerns: Entrust
97% of Singaporean employees prefer a hybrid work environment.
Singapore is 17th most expensive location to send expat workers
The expatriate pay package for mid-level workers costs around US$225,171 annually.
HR Briefing: How firms can brace for the hybrid work
Around 61% of workers still prefer to stay at home whilst governments roll out their respective vaccine programs.
Gen Z: The trials and tribulations of seeking employment
Accounting expert Chiew Chun Wee talks about the challenges faced by Singapore’s younger employees.
Majority of SG executives said automation helped upskill finance staff
More than half of C-suite executives said automation relieved them of at least a quarter of their workload.
Daily briefing: SG workers to return to offices; Jetstar Asia to require staff to get vaccinated
And WHO said delta variant increases hospitalisation risk.
Singaporeans believe getting the jab will help them get jobs: survey
Approximately 62% of Singaporeans believe that getting fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will lead to more employment opportunities.
Industrial and manufacturing employment soars 60% in Q2
This is due to growth plans across semiconductor chip manufacturers, capital equipment, and electronics makers.
89% Singaporean Gen Zs believe COVID-19 highlighted inequalities
One in four of them want to be the person to change the world.
Deliveroo SG plans to upskill 1,000 riders by 2021
To date, 300 Deliveroo riders have completed their training from a choice of 700 free online classes.
SME software spending increases exponentially by 324% in 2020
SMEs also spent more on organisational growth tools and employee salaries last year.
Entry approvals for fully vaccinated work pass holders to resume
More foreign workers can enter Singapore in the coming days as long as they are fully vaccinated.
Middle-aged workers less confident in finding new jobs, dev't opportunities: ADP
Only 49% of middle-aged workers are confident about finding a new job.
‘Born digital’ workers to generate additional S$2.5t profit: Citrix
This is if they are empowered to work flexibly.
Commentary
Singapore’s global dispute fault lines
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?