Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat announced on 26 May 2020 a $2 billion SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package to strengthen employment and training support for our workers. 40,000 jobs For those who have lost their jobs, the Government will expand the number job opportunities to more than 40,000 jobs. 15,000 […]Continue reading

Singapore gradually eases their restrictions with one in three employees now able to work on-site. With this new instruction after weeks of isolation, business leaders start to pay more attention to the new return-to-work protocol where physical distancing and workplace hygiene becomes the focus. At the same time, CEOs hold a responsibility to make a […]Continue reading

We learn that COVID-19 has created a severe global recession. The pandemic has led to a global economic downturn that affected the world’s financial markets. If prolonged, the crisis will increase home mortgage foreclosures worldwide and cause millions of people to lose their life savings, their jobs and even their homes.  The longest recession in […]Continue reading

As organisations contemplate the return to their workplaces and a new normal, leaders need to keep top of mind the mental health of employees as they transition to new ways of working amidst a period of heightened fear and uncertainty. According to Mercer’s 2020 Global Talent Trends Study, only 45 percent of executives believe their workforce […]Continue reading

President Halimah Yacob has given her in-principle support for an additional draw on the nation’s reserves for a fourth Covid-19 support package, which will primarily focus on job support for affected workers. Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and his team of ministers had briefed Madam Halimah and the Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA) last […]Continue reading