HR & Education
SIM joins SGUnited Skills advanced manufacturing programme
SIM joins SGUnited Skills advanced manufacturing programme
Residents who lost their jobs are the target participants of the programme.
Two out of three Singaporeans remain concerned about COVID-19:Manulife research
Around 60% of the respondent's to the life insurer's survey say they are not confident to be part of crowds, while 65% still fear going outside.
Suntec retrenches 85 employees
Affected staff will receive a month’s salary for every year of service as severance payment.
Singapore expat jobs under threat in recession, local hire push
Recruiters say that the barriers to entry are mounting.
AEM appoints new chief technology officer
Samer Kabbani will lead the company’s overall technology strategy.
Singapore's ITF forms MOM division for foreign workers and dorm operations
The turnover will be in phases and will be fully operational by 1 October.
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.