The Human Resources Ministry (KSM) has set a target of a 20 percent increase in job placements through the national employment portal, MYFutureJobs, this year. Its minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the stipulation was made as 161,603 individuals successfully managed to obtain jobs through the portal in the second half of last year following […]Continue reading

Singaporean workers in the retail sector can expect to receive salary raise, if the progressive wage model is approved by the government. First started in 2015, the progressive wage model is a policy designed to raise the salaries of low-wage workers by upgrading their skills and increasing productivity. If included, the retail sector will be […]Continue reading

The year 2020 saw drastic changes to work cultures, behaviours and arrangements globally as the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in retrenchment, pay cuts and new work from home structures, all factors that led to increased amounts of work stress and that might impact mental well-being. Align Group recently did a survey from November 2020 to January […]Continue reading

As the saying goes, “People come, people go”. In reality, this is really happening, even in businesses. Boomerang employees do exist! What is a boomerang employee?  Boomerang employees are employees who leave their employers and eventually come back. At first, you might see them as happy-go-lucky individuals who have never been so dedicated and serious […]Continue reading