HR & Education

How to become the employee that Singapore bosses love to work with

When Malcolm first joined his new company 3 months ago, he had regard this new position as a great opportunity to realise his full potential.  The...

6 tax deductions Singapore startups didn't know

November spells tax time for Singapore companies. We examine six tax deductions not commonly understood by startups in Singapore.

Top 5 management skills for Singapore's business environment

Whether you like it or not, unemotional, highly rational, mechanistic and authoritarian leadership are a thing of the past. It is true that these...

Why Singaporeans need clarity in career progression

A majority of professionals in Asia have left a role because there is a lack of clear career progression. This is according to a white paper by...

Why it's important to perfect social media and work productivity balance

Who isn’t guilty of a swift ‘Alt + Tab’ keyboard manoeuvre after noticing the boss’ impending approach while you’re on Facebook? This image...

Why Singapore organisations need pessimists on their teams

As a manager, you may completely baulk at the notion of having a pessimist on your team. But there is a breed of pessimist called Defensive...

Raffles Education records net loss of S$2.9m

Hurt by interest expense and forex losses.