Flexible working arrangement has become the new normal, with 41 percent of global businesses surveyed said they already offer some degree of remote working and 60 percent provide flexible opportunities that allow employees to choose when to start and end their workday. Workers who currently telecommute also admitted that they plan to work remotely for […]Continue reading

Job seekers in Singapore will get help in finding new jobs. From July 1, they can visit any of the eight satellite career centres for career matching services and advice. As the first batch of satellite career centres, job seekers can find the most suitable career pathways based on their needs. In a virtual media […]Continue reading

We often hear that the human resources department is the lifeblood of business, yet many businesses still do not recognise HR as an important part of people strategy.  Surveying 468 companies, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu found that HR is ignored strategically and often sidelined even on traditional HR matters. Only 23 percent of corporate leaders see […]Continue reading

Many organisations are on the race to become data-driven, collecting and measuring data to increase consumers, users, and clients experience. The McKinsey report found that data-driven organisation is 23 times more likely to acquire customers, six times as likely to retain those customers, and 19 times as likely to be profitable as a result. In […]Continue reading

74.5% of employees in Singapore have never lied to their employer about the reasons for taking a sick day Globally, one-third of employees (35.8%) have lied about their reasons for taking a sick day Globally, the most common reasons for lying relate to mental and emotional health In a survey of 1,000 office-based employees in […]Continue reading

The Public Service Division (PSD) has announced on Thursday (Jun 18) that civil servants in Singapore will not receive a mid-year bonus this year due to “unprecedented economic crisis” brought about by COVID-19. The last time there was no mid-year bonus for civil servants in the country was in 2009, during the global financial crisis, […]Continue reading

AIA Singapore announced that all employees will receive S$1,000 as part of the company’s focus on its people, to help its staff who are working remotely from home during the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, so that they could get any other equipment(s) to further enhance their home office. In addition, this move will help its […]Continue reading

Internship is an excellent path for college HR students or graduates to gain actual working experience that will bridge the gap between the theories learned in classrooms and real-world skills needed for professional career success. Enrolling in internships is also essential to gain valuable career-related experience as many employers today are favouring candidates who have […]Continue reading

As of 1st September 2019, all private sector organisations in Singapore will be prohibited from collecting, using or disclosing all national identity cards, their copies and numbers, unless they are required to do so under law, or if it is necessary to verify individuals’ identities to a high degree of fidelity. Failure to comply with […]Continue reading

In a speech on Wednesday (Jun 17), Singapore’s senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that the nation is set to focus on job creation and education initiatives to help counter any social divisions that might be hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic. As the pandemic has left a profound social crisis across the globe, Singapore will improve […]Continue reading