ONE DEATH A WEEK AT CONSTRUCTION SITES
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Labour shortage may encourage some Dutch firms to go abroad
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
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...
