HR & Education

Employment rates and average incomes rise in 2018

Employment rates for residents 15 & over rose from 64.9% in 2017 to 65.1%.

Employment rates and average incomes rise in 2018

Employment rates for residents 15 & over rose from 64.9% in 2017 to 65.1%.

Salaries in Singapore could rise 3.8% in 2019

Executive roles in life science and tech sector are poised to enjoy the biggest raise.

The global war for talent can be won with good policies

Singapore tops Asian countries in Global Talent Ranking report which assesses the extent to which countries develop, attract and retain talent to...

Living costs pin Singapore down in second place of expat city rankings

Over half or 52% of expats are dissatisfied with the city's cost of living.

Daily Briefing: 1 in 5 full-time Singapore workers could lose their jobs to technology; China still a travel-favorite for Singaporeans

And national development minister thinks ‘too premature’ to say whether shoebox unit measures could hit property prices.

Singapore is a more competitive talent hub than Hong Kong

The Lion City’s 13th place ranking is five spots ahead of the SAR.

MBA Rankings: Foreigners make up for lack of local MBA takers in Singapore

MBA providers are struggling to attract local students, but renewed interest from Vietnam, India, and China buoy the industry’s performance.

Singapore unlikely to soften curb on low-skilled foreign workers

But the city-state looks to lure more talents in high-skilled areas such as fintech.

Is Singapore's demographic a ticking time bomb for businesses?

This generation is living longer than ever before. In Singapore, life expectancy at birth for men is 80 and women is 85 (as of 2015). This is compared...

Prudential scraps retirement age for employees

The statutory retirement age of 62 is quite still far from Singapore's average lifespan of 83.1.

Almost half of employees in Singapore not satisfied with workload compensation

Employee engagement in Singapore continued to decline over the last three years.

NUS launches new full term scholarship for entrepreneurship

It will include up to $50,000 seed funding for graduates.

Hefty paychecks await web developers in Singapore, but where are the jobs?

The Lion City lags behind in terms of demand for developers compared to Indonesia.

NUS loses crown as Asia's best university

Singapore’s premiere university lost by just a mere 0.4 ppt to Tsinghua in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.