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Make a temporary contract work for you

Temporary contracts are gaining popularity in Singapore as employers look for flexible staffing solutions to fill short-term roles or assist with special projects without the commitment of a permanent hire. But are temporary contracts a win-win situation for both employers and candidates?

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Make a temporary contract work for you

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Bonus season has ended in Singapore - should you stay or should you go?

As we get into the business end of the bonus season in Singapore, many employees are starting to consider whether they should jump ship once their bonus hits their bank account. We call this the ‘merry-go-round’ as the number of available jobs increases significantly whilst the total number of jobs stays static or even falls.

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How Singapore's Social Influencers are changing digital marketing strategies

Singapore is one of the most socially connected countries on earth with smartphone penetration over 100% and facebook membership and usage at record highs.

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Here's what 2 alpha cities like Singapore and Miami share in common - Part 1

Generally Singapore is being compared to other Asia-Pacific business hubs for a wide variety of metrics ranging from business and trade performances to quality of life, cost of living and lifestyle, with Singapore and Hong Kong as the most familiar city-pair taken into account as term of reference.

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Social media: a dish best served rare, medium, or well-cooked?

You know the drill. Take awesome new product, prepare lashings of oozing content, sprinkle with social media stardust, and serve in fancy package to hungry bloggers to share with their friends.

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Top 3 reasons why organisations in Singapore end up with bad hires

A fairly recent survey revealed that most organisations end up with bad hires but most don’t know why. As a result, these organisations end up suffering high employee attrition rates, low employee morale, poor employee engagement, and sub-standard performance.

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Managing '4 Gens' in Singapore firms

I went to a Singapore Client office for a consulting assignment and realised that for the first time ever, I am looking at a company with 4 generations of employees working side by side under one roof.

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How Fed's movement can affect the Singapore business climate

With Janet Yellen as the new leader at Federal Reserve, investors are looking for clearer direction on the course of Fed’s action. With much anticipation, Yellen retained the current trend of reduction in the Quantitative Easing (QE) by another US$10 billion monthly, to US$55 billion from April 2014 onwards.

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Has Singapore given up competing with Hong Kong on alcohol?

Price is everything when it comes to wine but the recent Singapore budget increase on alcohol in the Republic has pushed up wine prices that were already sky high to stratospherically high. What are the reasons for targeting wine and beer drinkers for a relatively modest amount of money with yet higher taxes?

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Adding IT to the boardroom round table in Singapore

More often than not, IT managers tend to take a back seat, letting their colleagues in other departments run the show. They take the direction set by the C-level suits in the company and work to make sure IT fits into their plans.

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How Singapore business can prepare for the 2014 haze season

As Singapore moves into the 2014 haze season, companies should be asking themselves if they are fully prepared for any possible business interruption that may occur.

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What you need to know about the Internet of Healthy Things in Singapore - Part 3

(In this third part of the article, the major considerations in the design of IoHT are being discussed. Click here for part 2 of this article.)

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Why 2014 is the moment of truth for e-commerce in Singapore

Much has been made of the surprisingly slow rate that Singapore has embraced e-commerce. While the rest of Southeast Asia has been swapping trips to the mall for shopping on mobiles and tablets, Singapore’s love of shopping in person seems to have continued unabated.

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Here's how Corporate Real Estate is looking like in Singapore

Corporate real estate is gaining more importance and significance around the boardrooms of many companies globally, as they recognise the role that this function plays in providing great places for people to work, advancing the company’s sustainability agenda, supporting new business opportunities, and managing risks around the world. Corporate real estate (CRE) is always at the forefront of change.

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Is hot-desking emptying offices in Singapore?

More and more firms are looking to cut costs and improve productivity by creating open plan offices and hot-desking. But does it lead to empty offices and unhappy staff?

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Is Singapore becoming a very expensive place to live in?

There has been a lot of debate on the Economist’s survey that listed Singapore as the most expensive city for an expat to live in. However, most of the debate seemed to focus on the items included in the list of goods consumed, and the fact this is meant as an indicator for expats living abroad.

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