INDIA SATELLITE ORBITS MARS ON FIRST TRY
On the 24th September, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) successfully achieved orbit around the red planet, ten months after its launch from the Satish...
SPEAK UP & INTERRUPT!
What is it like being a woman in a man’s world? As the world moves away from archaic patriarchal perceptions, with more women joining...
RANKED LOW IN ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
Thailand ranks near the bottom in an English proficiency survey, showing one key competitive weaknesses of the Thai economy. This indicates the small base of...
APPRENTICES, MAIDS NOT COVERED BY POLICY
Apprentices and maids are the only two groups of workers not covered by the minimum wage policy, according to Human Resources Minister Richard Riot...
JOB HOPPING, A GOOD IDEA IF YOU ARE NOT PROGRESSING FOR...
While some employers take job-hopping negatively, human resource practitioners said employees who have been stuck in the same position for five years could benefit...
SALARY BEATS PROGRESSION WHEN SELECTING EMPLOYERS
A survey by global human resource company Randstad was conducted among 150 companies with more than 1,000 employees each, based its results on what...
GOVERNMENT JOB POPULAR AMONG YOUNG CHINESE
Young Chinese people still want to become public servants despite the country imposing the strictest ever scrutiny on officials, said Li Zhong, spokesperson for...
SAFETY AND HEALTH BEGINS EARLY
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) offers help to the Education Ministry to create awareness of occupational safety and health (OSH)...
GST SUMMIT
A GST Expo and Conference was held in the beginning of October to educate the public and businesses on the changes that will come...
MINISTRY FINDS TRAINING OUTCOMES POSITIVE
A report from the Singapore Ministry of Manpower found the majority of employers continued to provide structured training to their employees in 2012 despite...
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Wage inequality has declined in two-thirds of countries worldwide
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) reveals that wage inequality has decreased in about two-thirds of all countries since 2000. Despite...
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Navigating the path to early retirement
The Financial Independence, Retire Early (F.I.R.E.) movement continues to gain momentum worldwide, and Singapore is no exception. More and more Singaporeans are being drawn...
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9th Malaysian Shared Services and Outsourcing Week
Venue: Malaysia
Date: 13-16 June 2022
The pandemic has proved the importance of Shared Services, and the demand for Shared Services is rising. Malaysia remains...
