HR & Education
Participation in work-related learning jumped to 48% in 2018
Participation in work-related learning jumped to 48% in 2018
Over 11,000 already joined the government’s SkillsFuture Series.
Chart of the Day: Here's why retrenchments rose in Q2
Some firms have on-going restructuring and reorganisation.
More Singapore firms have women in their boards
All-male boards for Top 100 firms declined to 27% in June.
Unemployment rate rose 2.1% in Q2
Retrenchments inched up to 2,500 from 2,320 in Q1.
Daily Briefing: NTUC chief urges employers to raise retirement age; GIC to buy minority stake in a Spanish telco
And Tre Ver condo prices will be discounted amidst property curbs.
Keppel Capital and MindChamps to raise $200m for education real estate fund
It will invest in preschool and early learning real estate assets in the Asia Pacific.
Developed Asian markets could slash working hours by 2030
Technological advancements and higher incomes could fuel this change.
4 in 5 Singapore employees want flexi work
But 55% fear it will interfere with personal time.
Chart of the Day: Singapore labour market pressure down in 2017
This also reflected in the total unemployment rate, which fell from about 2.2% in H1 to 2.1% in H2.
The search is on for Singapore's most outstanding business leaders at the SBR Management Excellence Awards 2018
The deadline for entry submissions is on 5 October.
Singapore is the seventh most sought-after city for global workers
Local businessmen think that tax and cost of living could make workers think twice about moving to the Lion City.
Online hiring in Singapore up 3% in May
The BFSI sector saw a 19% growth in e-hiring activities.
8 in 10 Singaporeans want to try living abroad
Majority of healthcare and tech workers want to work away from home.
Chart of the Day: Expected turnover rate in Singapore is the highest in Asia
About 46% expect to leave their companies in the next 12 months.
Half of Singapore workers threatened that digitalisation will snatch their jobs
Almost half think their managers are lacking in engaging them to digital upskilling.
DBS and SGX team up for three-year investment education programme
It will target women, young adults, and members of the Gen X.
Talent crunch beefs up finance payrolls amidst thinning workforce
Firms may need to shell out extra $29,100 per highly skilled finance worker by 2030.
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