HR & Education

Managing a bigger workload in fewer hours

Asia’s banking and finance sector is feeling the pressure from global economic turmoil, with redundancies, weak trading volumes and stiff industry...

Managing a bigger workload in fewer hours

Asia’s banking and finance sector is feeling the pressure from global economic turmoil, with redundancies, weak trading volumes and stiff industry...

8 in 10 Singapore employers allow their staff to work from home

Nine in ten public sector employees also have the opportunity to work remotely.

SingTel as innovative as Facebook, Amazon: survey

13% of Singapore bosses think SingTel is one of the leading innovators.

Daily briefing: It's all about Amy Cheong

In case you haven't heard, here's what's been said and done.

7 in 10 employers worry that Singapore exports too much talent overseas

Better brace for an excessive talent drain in 5 years' time.

What businesses can learn from Gangnam Style

The other day, I was preparing a video on Gangnam Style during my undergraduate class on strategic management so as to discuss its lessons for...

81 % of expats do not "strongly agree" they have integrated into Singapore

It's a major drag why Singapore only ranked second in Asia in terms of quality of life.

Singapore home to wealthiest expats

54% of Singapore expats earn more than US$200K annually versus global survey average of only 7%.  

5 business investments for the future

The last year has been a revealing one. Many businesses, struggling with the sputter and stall nature of the global economy, have started to realise...

Indonesia to amend labor laws

Laws concerning workers’ pay and working conditions are seen to be outdated.

6 in 10 family businesses in Singapore not ready for succession

And 56% do not intend to hand over control of their business at all.

This graph shows breaking up is not hard to do in Singapore

Divorced and annulled couples rose 3.62% to 7,604.

Here's how a typical Singaporean mum defines 'happiness'

Her values are entirely different from the rest of the world.

Chart of the Day: Singapore gets more and more 'educated'

The resident non-student population aged 25 years and over with at least post-secondary qualifications was 47% in 2011.

Daily briefing: Cecilia Sue now Prosecution’s hostile witness, new SMRT CEO rides the train to work

Here are the stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about including foreign manpower.