Workers in Indonesia will get additional help from the government in the form of wage subsidy. Launched on Thursday (Aug 27) by President Joko Widodo, the wage subsidy assistance program will be distributed to workers with income below IDR5 mil. According to Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah, the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) is currently preparing the […]Continue reading

For years, the “rate-and-rank” annual employee performance review has served as the foundation for merit pay increases, bonuses and promotions for many industries. But does such a traditional approach towards employee development still suit younger workers?  More and more human resources executives are seeing that traditional employee development is too formal and inflexible, especially for […]Continue reading

Artificial intelligence (AI) in the HR world refers to technology used to do a task that requires some level of intelligence to accomplish, mainly to help humans do mundane tasks. AI is different from any ordinary software as it requires three core components to operate, namely high-speed computation, a huge amount of quality data, and […]Continue reading

The government will make further adjustments to Singapore’s foreign workforce policies, including raising the salary criteria for Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass holders. This, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo on Wednesday, will “reflect the changed conditions” as there is now more slack in the labour market, due to the impact of Covid-19 and the […]Continue reading

Strategic orientation is the ability to broadly assess an environment, develop an understanding of challenges and opportunities faced by an organisation. It is also a way to craft a pathway from the current state to the future state within a workforce. Understanding how strategies implemented today can ripple through the organisation over time to drive […]Continue reading

Workplace vaccination will become commonplace as part of business’ proactive efforts to ensure the health and wellbeing of their team. The WHO and Health and Safety Work Act have also recommended vaccination programs to be implemented in the workplace. This program is especially needed for some types of work that have a higher risk or […]Continue reading

More than 4 billion people across the globe now use social media, making it an important aspect of any business strategy. Small businesses can leverage social media to meaningfully engage with individuals who already know and like their business. They can also use it to reach people who haven’t learned about their brand yet. With […]Continue reading

The pandemic has caused a detrimental impact on the quality of life of Singaporean employees. Conducted between 12th to 14th May and involving 5,285 respondents based in Singapore, the latest JobStreet report finds that the proportion of employees feeling unhappy increased by almost 5 times as compared to pre-COVID-19 period, especially amongst those whose jobs were affected […]Continue reading

Singaporeans seeking new employment opportunities can apply for 7,500 jobs and 1,600 traineeships, attachments and skills training programmes in the healthcare sector. Available from now until end-2021, fresh graduates and mid-career job seekers are eligible to apply. “These vacancies and opportunities will help to fulfil current and future expanding needs for healthcare services, given Singapore’s […]Continue reading

Imagine you are in a sci-fi movie, conducting a meeting with remote teams through a 3D hologram. While you are not physically together, you could feel the situation of a meeting in real time. Isn’t it cool? Soon enough, this imagination will come into reality. 5G – the fifth and newest generation of the cellular […]Continue reading