HR & Education

SIA Engineering senior management takes on more pay cuts

Cuts on senior vice presidents, executive vice president and the CEO rose to 20%- 30%.

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.

SGUnited Skills Programme registers 1,300 sign-ups

More training places and courses expected by the end of the year.

Chart of the Day: Employment Diffusion Index fell to 38.7 in March

This is said to suggest a fall out in the labour market.

Why firms should embrace 'creative destruction' to kickstart transformation amidst a pandemic

Effective leaders don’t keep their WFH employees boxed in strict schedules, expert says.

Chart of the Day: Fallout in domestic labour market hit 25,600 in Q1

This marked the biggest quarterly contraction on record.

Chart of the Day: Jobless rate rose to 2.4% in Q1

Unemployment rates could rise by the end of the year.

Zilingo cuts jobs by 12%

The job cut came as part of their profitability prioritisation plan.

Flexible, costlier staff arrangements needed as “new normal” kicks in

HR firms highlight the importance of employees’ mental well-being.

Working from home, Singapore and the COVID-19 productivity factor

Singapore is trying to keep business running as close to normally as possible during the COVID-19 emergency. That means a high percentage of workers...

MatchMove, JustLogin collaborate to digitise HR solutions

This is said to enable employees to adopt digital payments.