ONE DEATH A WEEK AT CONSTRUCTION SITES

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There have been 19 workplace deaths in the first three months of this year, the Workplace Safety and Health Council revealed in a report...

SENSORS TO BE PART OF SINGAPORE SMART NATION

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Around 1,000 sensors are to be planted throughout the island nation to track everything from air quality and water level to public safety. The...

CALLS FOR POVERTY LINE AMID INEQUALITIES

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Poverty researchers say Singapore must do more to address the plight of its poor in the face of a widening wealth gap. The government...

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SUFFER FROM BURNOUT

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The incidence of young professionals ending up with medical problems, including insomnia, depression and hypertension, is becoming more frequent, the major cause of which...

BANKS, IT FIRMS MULL MOVING OFFSHORE

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The manpower shortage is forcing banks and IT firms to consider moving their middle and back-end functions offshore, a shift that could hit business...

SURVEY AIMS TO DEFINE WORKPLACE HAPPINESS

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A new survey by the non-profit Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI) and research firm Align Group aims to find out what workplace happiness means...

ASIAN PENSION SYSTEM HAS MAJOR WEAKNESS

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According to the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, which studies global pension systems on the three indices of adequacy, sustainability, and integrity, a major...

2015 BRINGS LONG WEEKENDS, SHORT BREAKS

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Public holiday dates for 2015 released recently by the Manpower Ministry yielded seven long weekends, as the days off fall either on Friday, Sunday...

SINGAPORE SIXTH IN MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT

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Singapore placed sixth out of 22 countries in a recent bench marking study of how well manufacturing firms are managed. Singapore’s performance was helped by...

MINISTRY FINDS TRAINING OUTCOMES POSITIVE

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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

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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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Labour shortage may encourage some Dutch firms to go abroad

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The Netherlands is at the bottom of a ranking of the world’s 89 most important economies when it comes to labour shortages, according to...

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9th Malaysian Shared Services and Outsourcing Week

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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...

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