HR & Education
Why high turnover persists in hospitality, and what’s changing
Employees today are placing greater importance on leadership visibility, trust, and communication.
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Hiring cools as employers chase AI skills
Firms remain eager to pay high wage premiums for proven AI literacy.
S’pore leads APAC in digital resilience but board oversight gaps loom
Firms also prioritise compliance over response.
Nine in 10 overqualified SG workers are in roles by choice: study
Key reasons include flexibility and work-life balance.
Singapore job postings fall 4.5% to five-year low in February
Demand remains high in ‘pharmacy’ and ‘sports’.
Singapore maintains zero chief HR officer turnover for two years running
The city-state also saw two COO appointments in 2025.
APAC’s hidden CX crisis on the frontline
How long can organisations afford to overlook the warning signs from their own frontline?
SME hiring set to pick up as local job-matching gains traction
Town-based pairing can shorten hiring timelines and lower costs.
Manager disengagement threatens Southeast Asia’s workforce productivity
Southeast Asia has the second highest percentage of engaged employees.
Three in four workers value job training and development
Nearly a quarter have left their jobs due to the lack of such opportunities.
Safety training boosts harm reporting in high-risk sectors
Recent occupational safety training significantly increases the reporting of workplace harm.
Universities named key players in boosting SEA startup economy
Schools are supporting student-led ventures through incubation programmes.
Singapore emerges as the top education destination for parents in Asia
It is particularly popular amongst parents from Mainland China, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India.
Most expats in Singapore unaffected by tighter salary rules
The city-state is tweaking the balance in favour of locals by hiking aliens’ wage thresholds.
Singapore eyes other sectors to fix healthcare talent crunch
Finance, technology, and consultancy professionals can help plug the gap.
9 in 10 APAC firms implement whistleblowing policies
Top benefits include early fraud detection and prevention at 35%.
More organisations in the Asia Pacific are adopting whistleblowing programmes...
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