HR & Education

Safety training boosts harm reporting in high-risk sectors

Recent occupational safety training significantly increases the reporting of workplace harm.

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...

Yum China CFO resigns

He will serve as an advisor to the CEO until February 2025.

9 in 10 CEOs embrace hybrid working: survey

Almost 8 in 10 noted improved employee engagement thanks to hybrid working.

CMOs drive innovation amidst organisational shifts

Marketing leaders must adapt to new roles.

TENTEN Partners Expands Global Footprint with New Dubai Office

The Singapore-based firm taps into Middle East's dynamic business landscape

Women in investment sectors face persistent workplace hurdles

Gender diversity efforts reveal mixed outcomes in finance sectors.

Tech talent demand in Southeast Asia up amidst digital transformation

Startups and enterprises drive sustained need for innovative tech solutions.

Women occupy less than a quarter of board seats in Singapore: report

Still, achieving gender parity in key leadership roles remains challenging.

HK scraps MPF Offsetting Scheme to enhance employee protection

Starting 2025, employers are no longer allowed to offset long service and severance payments from its Mandatory Provident Fund contributions.

Remote work boosts job retention– study

Employees with flexible remote work options are 22% less likely to quit than fully remote ones. 

Increased compensation counters quiet quitting trend

Organisations understand “quiet quitting” to be mislabeled work and life balance.

LAZADA LAYOFF LAPSE: Should companies notify unions about retrenchments?

The company reportedly let go of nearly 100 employees early January without notifying the allied workers union.