According to data from job site Indeed, job seekers across the country are showing greater interest in working remotely amid the COVID-19 crisis. Job seekers are increasingly searching for terms like ‘remote’, ‘work from home’ and related phrases. Searches for remote work have also increased by 183 percent, as a share of all searches on […]Continue reading

Generation Z is defined as the youngest, most ethnically-diverse generation. Pew Research defined Gen Z as anyone born from 1997 onward, growing up with technology, the internet, and social media which causes them to be stereotyped as tech-addict, anti-social, or social justice warriors. Different from the older generations, Gen Z also holds the implications of […]Continue reading

HR Metrics is the foundation for mature analytical capabilities. Companies should take advantage of operational measures and tactical as well as advanced reporting that will not only benefit the business but HR department as well. HR metrics can also be immensely valuable to an organisation when they are aligned to specific HR and broader business […]Continue reading

Singapore, 13 May 2020: A1 Facility Services, an NEA Licensed Cleaning Agency, has launched a disinfection tunnel to help public and private authorities, disinfect employees and residents while entering the premises, and help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. The tunnel is accompanied by a contactless temperature scanner installed at the building entry. In an attempt […]Continue reading

The economic fallout from the coronavirus has come to Silicon Valley, with major tech firms announcing layoffs in recent weeks. On Wednesday (May 6), Uber became the latest company to announce cuts, revealing in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it will lay off 3,700 workers – roughly 14 percent of its […]Continue reading

From cyber attack to natural disaster to an unpredicted event like virus pandemic, leaders should be ready anywhere anytime when a crisis hits. However, a study shows that crisis is often stressful and the complexity of a crisis is sometimes hard to handle, even for experienced leaders. Analysing a sample of 198 crisis leaders, the […]Continue reading

Although hiring has slowed down amidst the coronavirus crisis, some employers are proactively interviewing and hiring. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, as the social distancing instruction ramped up, companies have shifted to the technology to march hiring. Big tech companies, particularly, will continue to hire at a rapid rate, scooping talent from other […]Continue reading

As of May 9, Singapore’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has received the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) payouts from a total of 32 firms. These companies payouts for April are said to be worth a combined S$35 million. According to a spokesperson from the ministry, these companies have also pledged to not use future JSS payouts […]Continue reading

Social distancing to arrest the spread of Coronavirus infections have affected the way people perceive their way of working. Recent survey among hiring managers in India found that more than half (55 percent) say the requirement for remote workers at their firms have gone up amid the Covid-19 lockdown. Among those who said that the […]Continue reading

Employers have modified their workplace health plans to provide further support to employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pacific Business Group on Health reported. The changes made by employers include providing health benefits to roughly millions of employees and their dependents. Employers also ensure that their employees are getting telemedicine screening for testing with no […]Continue reading