HR & Education
Horrible bosses: Almost half of Singapore employees say their manager doesn't help their career advance
Horrible bosses: Almost half of Singapore employees say their manager doesn't help their career advance
The good news is 81% of employees feel that they can freely tell their managers their opinions on work issues more than half the time.
7 in 10 employees keen to receive performance reviews
They believe feedback is helpful for career advancement.
GIC buys majority stake in Melbourne innovation precinct
The project will be pre-leased to the University of Melbourne for 42 years.
Only 6 in 10 private school graduates hired 6 months after graduation
They find it harder to adjust compared to their public school counterparts.
55% of employees unsatisfied with workplace benefits
But 63% of bosses believe their staff value the benefits.
Singaporeans' salaries to increase 2.7% in 2018
That is after factoring in inflation.
8 in 10 Singapore employees actively seek career advice
Males are more likely to reach out to specialists.
HRnetGroup profits up 3.56% to $11m in Q3
Profit attributable to shareholders also rose 20.2% YoY to $10.7m.
Raffles Education's loss widens 49% to $3.46m in Q1
Blame the discontinuation and teach-out of Raffles Shanghai JV college.
Strategic global mobility: unlocking the potential of cross-border programmes
Singapore’s job market is on the mend, with the economy expanding 4.6% in the third quarter from a year ago, according to advance estimates by the...
Chart of the Day: Total employment shrank by 2,500 in Q3
There was a decrease in Work Permit Holders in the construction and manufacturing sector.
9 in 10 jobseekers to reject stale offers
They believe recruitment processes should only last at most four weeks.
Chart of the Day: Overall unemployment rate dipped to 2.1% in September
The rate for citizens declined to 3.2%.
Chart of the Day: 3,600 workers retrenched in Q3
66% of retrenched workers were from the services sector.
Increasing voluntary turnovers force tech firms' salary increases
The voluntary turnover rate of 12% broke through the 10% retention programme threshold.
Online hiring activity slips by 4% in September
Bleak online hiring in the government sector led the decline.
Why Singapore is dubbed the best city in the world to work for a startup
A startup technology employee typically earns around $38,000-$59,000.
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