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68% of employers to hire more despite economic slowdown

68% of employers to hire more despite economic slowdown

50% of Singapore companies plan to hire more freelance staff and 32% will employ more remote workers in 2011/12.

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Pay up: Work passes fees to rise

Not only are fees set to increase but they will also be charged per transaction instead of per year.

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Take a look at the current hiring trend

In Singapore and across the rest of Asia, a rapidly growing middle class has resulted in a booming demand for products and services that support an...

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Get a life!: Singaporeans struggle from work-life imbalance

Workaholics as they are, 67% of Singaporean professionals did not take all their holiday allowance in 2010.

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Remember this: Always be educating to your employees

The speed of change in business has accelerated tremendously over the last decade.

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Net Work: manage your jump to the online bandwagon

Technology offers employers, recruiters and hiring managers powerful new recruitment tools, but the pace of change can be an obstacle and face-to...

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Just inspire your top player with that performance-related pay

I never took kindly to the idea of respecting my elders and betters. There is a fallacy in that smug paternalistic expression – because your elders...

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Don’t you just wish your boss could read this?

Many bosses find themselves in leadership positions without ever having consciously made the choice to become a leader, let alone a great leader.

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Dealing with that office mate from another part of the world

As a result of globalisation, the workforce has become increasingly diverse with respect to national and cultural origins. Technology has been the...

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How to keep the top guys in your team?

Managing a team of high performers requires an innovative and detailed HR and leadership approach involving an effective talent attraction and...

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Reduce reliance on low-skilled foreign labour: Mr Lim Hng Kiang

The Minister for Trade and Industry cited this as among the things Singapore needs to do for more sustainable and inclusive growth.

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Guess what irks Singaporeans the most?

According to a survey, ‘people not taking ownership for their actions’ is the top office pet peeve for Singaporean professionals.

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Going Global: 73% of Singapore professionals seek work overseas

Singapore employers are also following suit, as half of them plan to recruit from abroad amid the skills shortage.

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Workplace fatalities up to 30 in the first half

Occupational diseases also increased from 124 in 2010 to 361 in 2011.

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Asian banks on firing spree?

With growing job losses in major cities, warning bells of more cuts ring.

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6 more months for property agents to pass real estate exam

As the Council for Estate Agencies will be extending the deadline for agents to pass the Real Estate Salesperson examination from 31 December 2011...

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Hurrah!: More than 51,000 employers to receive Special Employment Credit

The Government will be giving a total of $17 million in SEC by 30 September 2011.

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