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What does it take to get the best employees in Singapore?
What does it take to get the best employees in Singapore?
Companies are having to offer salary increases of 15-20% because of the skills shortage.
Slow but steady: Total employment grows by 24,800
This is lower than the 28,300 for the first quarter but comparable to the second quarter of 2010 at 24,900.
Silver lining: Unemployment up but re-entry rate improves
Records revealed 57% of residents laid off in the first quarter secured employment by June 2011.
Labour productivity drops 2.5% in the second quarter
And Singapore has the sharp slowdown in GDP growth to blame.
Knowledge Universe promotes Sally May Tan to CEO
Rabiatul Adawiah was also appointed as managing director for South East Asia.
Want to know how much salary raise you can get in Singapore?
Robert Walters Singapore reveals that salary increments in the Lion City range between 10-30% across different sectors.
Is Asia’s next generation of executives ready to lead the corporate world?
75% of current leaders say successors aren’t fully equipped to ascend corporate ranks.
German bank sued in Singapore over bonus dispute
Commerzbank described the claims as “scandalous” and “vexatious,” according to its defense.
Wanted: Banks struggle to attract and retain talent
Corporate growth is compromised with the development of a critical gap in management expertise.
“We will give every Singapore child the opportunity to succeed”: Prime Minister
Mr Lee Hsien Loong said every Singapore child will be given the means to achieve his potential and fulfill his goals through an improved education...
You’re hired: Employment in Singapore set to be robust in Q4 2011
And guess which sector has the most optimistic hiring plans with a net employment outlook of +39%?
MOE to provide pre-schools $1.2m worth of Innovation Grants from 2011-2013
This is part of the Ministry of Education’s efforts to raise the quality of pre-school education in Singapore.
MOE to increase capacity of Special Education schools
An additional 300 places will be added starting next year, bringing the capacity of Pathlight School to 900 by the end of 2013.
Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy revised to allow more Malay families to benefit
The scheme, which has not been revised for over 20 years, now has higher than average income ceilings to cover more families.
Recruitment in sales and marketing set to be buoyant in H2 2011
And salary expectations for candidates who switched jobs are high, ranging between 25 to 30%.
Singapore banking professionals better than their Hong Kong counterparts
Companies are now replacing employees from Hong Kong with candidates from Singapore.
Salary increase in finance and governance sector range between 10-20%
But candidates with highly sought-after skills were able to command more than 25% salary increase.
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