Singapore

SMRT's staff costs rocketed 23.4% to $112.7m

Is the $500 wage hike doing any good?

Why Singapore bosses must not ditch doing background checks on applicants

A recent survey of 4000 employers in Singapore revealed that most of them had made poor hiring decisions. They estimate that up to 50% of their employees are bad hires.

Why Singaporean businesses fail at content marketing

Internationally, content marketing seems to be the new kid on the block. The cool new kid. And like all cool kids it's the talk of the town. Everyone wants to be seen with content marketing. Even people who don't do it, talk about it. Soon it will be given an equally cool name. I'm pushing for 'C-Mar,' but maybe I'm not cool enough to give out a universally accepted moniker.

What Singapore organisations must do when they get cyber threats

It is a common tendency to take things for granted until it is too late, and the same can often be said for managing cybersecurity. Organizations frequently overestimate the capabilities of existing systems and many rely on first generation technologies and static defense systems that are insufficient in defending against today’s targeted and sophisticated cyber threats.

Sheng Siong Group growth, high-dividend policy in jeopardy

Strategy shift especially worrisome, says Maybank.