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Startups under SGUnited Jobs and Skills provided 4,600 jobs: MOM
Startups under SGUnited Jobs and Skills provided 4,600 jobs: MOM
Salaries are also assured to be in line with the industry norm.
Nearly two-thirds of workers expect better post-COVID workplaces
This is a result of 57% of employees ranking their employers’ efforts “above average”.
Ed-tech startup bags $1m funding
It has secured pilot partners in Brazil, India, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and the US.
DBS, Amazon Web Services to upskill staff' AI and ML skills
The employees will experience artificial intelligence and machine learning through a gamified learning process.
SIA Engineering senior management takes on more pay cuts
Cuts on senior vice presidents, executive vice president and the CEO rose to 20%- 30%.
Nearly 9 in 10 employees look to upskill or re-skill
Over half of these respondents aim to improve their digital skills.
SBF advises firms to retrench staff only as a last resort
They are also reminded to tap on to government programmes and assistance schemes.
In the COVID-19 era, are Singapore employers doing enough to truly develop talent?
COVID-19 has thrown the importance of reskilling and upskilling workers into sharp relief, not just in the Singapore context, but globally.
5 in 10 employees hunt for job opportunities
Pay cuts and retrenchments could hint to the staff that the company is no longer stable.
Citi APAC's virtual work programme attracts 500 Singapore students
It has modules on investment banking and markets and securities services.
Singaporeans ill-prepared for end of life and incapacitating events
Only 28% of respondents have a finished will.
Over 140,000 employers to receive payouts under Jobs Support Scheme
This is expected to total to over $4b.
SGUnited Skills Programme registers 1,300 sign-ups
More training places and courses expected by the end of the year.
Chart of the Day: Employment Diffusion Index fell to 38.7 in March
This is said to suggest a fall out in the labour market.
Why firms should embrace 'creative destruction' to kickstart transformation amidst a pandemic
Effective leaders don’t keep their WFH employees boxed in strict schedules, expert says.
Chart of the Day: Fallout in domestic labour market hit 25,600 in Q1
This marked the biggest quarterly contraction on record.
Chart of the Day: Jobless rate rose to 2.4% in Q1
Unemployment rates could rise by the end of the year.
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