HR & Education

7 ways to kick business failure out of the way

The truth is that you cannot train entrepreneurs. Singaporean educational and governmental institutions have tried but you cannot teach someone the...

7 ways to kick business failure out of the way

The truth is that you cannot train entrepreneurs. Singaporean educational and governmental institutions have tried but you cannot teach someone the...

Here's how to hunt for ethical employees

Employers in Singapore now view a candidate’s ethical behaviour as a non-negotiable when they recruit. And this desire for ethically sound candidates...

Daily briefing: SingTel fined $380,000, students’ take on PSLE

Here are the stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about including the first ever million dollar HDB flat.

These are the people who vow to manage Raffles Education's business risks

Raffles Education has made its own Risk Management Committee.

Here's why young Singaporeans won't freak out in retirement

Male and female workers will hit 71%, 63% IRR through savings.

Raffles Education mulls land buy for Raffles American School

The company intends to acquire the 45-acre land to construct and develop the Raffles American School in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Singapore's top financial leaders burdened with risk reduction woes

Almost 3 in 10 prioritize risk management than business growth.

Amazing rescue of fisherman randomly found floating in ocean

By chance a crewmember of the "Swiber Charlton" spotted his floating head.

Singaporeans, here are the world's most attractive employers

Google, KPMG, P&G, IBM and Microsoft are best say your global counterparts.

Sorry NUS, you're only second best in Asia

HKU is the region's top university, according to 2012/13 QS World University Rankings.

Over 6 in 10 workers grumble about stressful job load

They even work past the official office hours.

Paternity leave: storm in a tea cup ?

Recently I was at a conference listening to some senior people proudly sharing the work life policies at their companies, and the fantastic press...

The perfect assistant

No one can manage everything by themselves, and even the greatest leaders from Alexander of Macedon to Nelson Mandela have been obliged now and then...

Employment in Singapore grew by 31,700 in 2Q12

And layoffs fell for the second successive quarter from 2,600 to 2,210.

Before you switch to a freelance career

You have friends who are freelancers? Envy them? The truth is they envy you sometimes. At least you have a fixed income; they don't. Worst still...

Singapore companies still 'vigilant' in hiring

But these two sectors experience higher hiring expectations.