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Top 10 hiring trends in Singapore for 2018, according to Hays
SINGAPORE (Dec 6): Hays Singapore has published a list of what it foresees to be the top 10 talent trends of 2018, in light of a fast-changing workforce environment and continued economic growth.
December 06, 2017
Panel survey reveals top 3 HR concerns in Singapore's services industry for 2018
SINGAPORE (Nov 29): Human resources leaders from the services industries are citing competition for talent as their biggest concern for the coming year, according to a survey conducted during a panel discussion today.
November 29, 2017
Singapore enjoys strongest employment outlook in 2 years
SINGAPORE (Sept 12): Singapore’s 4Q net employment outlook has jumped to +11% after seasonal variations have been taken into account, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS).
September 12, 2017
In print this week
This company is turning the heat up with plans to diversify
SINGAPORE (April 28): Since succeeding his father as CEO in January 2016, Jeffrey Soon has been trying to steer Heatec Jietong into the chemicals industry, which could offer more opportunity for growth than the offshore and marine (O&M) sector.
April 28, 2017
What Singapore employees actually want is not what their employers expect
SINGAPORE (March 29): There are quite a few disparities between Singapore’s employer and employee views on what should be prioritised within a company – giving rise to likely contributing factors to companies’ current struggles with talent attractio
March 29, 2017
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
What’s holding Asia’s millennials back from unleashing their entrepreneurial spirit?
SINGAPORE (March 29): A higher proportion of employees across Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia (37%) are considering leaving their current job to start on their own business compared to the global average of 28%.
March 29, 2017
Singapore government efforts drive spike in vacancies for IT experts
SINGAPORE (March 27): While employers across Asia generally remained cautious in their hiring activates during the last quarter of 2016, there has been a particular surge in demand for professionals within the financial service and IT space, according the
March 27, 2017
18 new companies join Singapore’s Top 75 employers for 2017
SINGAPORE (March 21): Great Eastern, Mapletree Group and NTUC Income are three homegrown organisations that can be spotted for the first time among Singapore’s top 75 list of companies this year, according to the latest employer brand research data from
March 21, 2017
Only 1 in 10 employers in Singapore don’t intend to award raises in the coming year
SINGAPORE (March 21): In spite of an increasingly challenging economic outlook for the year, nearly half (46%) of Singaporean employers are still expecting to award salary increases of between 3-6% during their next salary review.
March 21, 2017
Global Markets
Surfing trendsetters can make an economic splash
SYDNEY (MARCH 21): The discovery of a new surf spot allows a lucky board rider to commune with nature unfettered. Yet the inevitable influx of surfing hordes can also spur a burst of economic growth, according to new research.
March 21, 2017