HR & Education

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.

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: 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.

Unemployment rate dips to 2.1% in September

Total employment is boosted by job growth in the services sector.

This platform offers ‘swift and unbiased' HR screening

It is an ai-powered recruiting assistant that can conduct first stage screening and interviews.

These are the loopholes in Singapore's growing gig economy

Freelancers for gig companies like Airbnb aren't covered by employment policies.

Singapore firms suffer from snooping workers

94% admit their employees access unnecessary information.

Job vacancies rise by 12% in Q3

The jump may be due to the new restrictions on foreign workers.

Automated job application frustrates 56% of job seekers

Job hunters complain they get fewer responses from employers.

Professional skill upgrades to come in modules soon

It would be present in jobs across 23 industries.

Oei Hong Leong wants Raffles Education's chairman out

His interest in the company dipped after a recent placement of 95 million shares.

Living in a freelance world: Labour market pressures on Singapore soften

Singapore, along with Australia are the biggest markets for freelance work in the APAC region.