Majority of employees expect higher salaries in 2023
Around 51% of employees in Singapore are expecting higher salaries in 2023, while 65% are expecting a larger bonus. This is according to the 2023 Salary Guide by international talent services firm Morgan McKinley. On the employer side, around 61% said they had already had to increase salaries in order to retain their existing staff […]
HR and ESG professionals in high demand
HR professionals, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) experts are in high demand in Singapore in 2023, according to consultancy firm Robert Walters’s 2023 Salary Survey. According to the report, companies showed a bigger appetite for hiring in HR, finance, sales and marketing, and procurement in 2022. These trends are also set to […]
Paternity leave to be doubled from 2024
The Singapore government will extend the length of paternity leave available for working fathers. This will rise from two weeks to four weeks for eligible working fathers of Singaporean children, born from January 1 next year. “We want paternal involvement to be the norm in our society and we will stand behind all our fathers […]
Singaporean job seekers drive demand for healthcare jobs
More Singaporeans are showing interest in healthcare job opportunities in their own city state, according to recent data from jobs portal Indeed. Approximately 71% of all clicks on jobs in the healthcare sector come from the Lion City, which came hand-in-hand with a 16% increase in healthcare job postings from January 2022 to 2023. The […]
WHO SAYS: Quotes of the week from HR influencers and leaders
THOUGHT LEADERS: Here’s what HR and business leaders across Southeast Asia have to say on today’s pressing issues: “Having good ESG policies is something that will not go away. If a company doesn’t address these issues, they will only get worse and will require more attention in the future,” — Low Khim Wah, Regional […]
Majority of working elderly face low wages and full-time hours
Around seven out of ten elderly Singaporean employees earned less than $2,500 monthly last year, the latest data from the Ministry of Manpower has revealed. Over the course of 2022, 31% of Singaporean residents aged 65 or above were still employed in some capacity. Of these, 68.7% earned a monthly income of less than SGD […]
Potentially discriminatory phrases in job ads may be prohibited
Some specific words and phrases could be banned from Singapore job advertisements in the near future, if the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness gets its way. The specially formed committee published its recommendations on policies against workplace discrimination on February 13. This included a plan for the prohibition of “words or phrases in job advertisements […]
Singapore tightens workplace safety and health measures
A crackdown on unsafe work practices has had little impact on accident statistics in Singapore, the country’s Ministry of Manpower has revealed. The “Heightened Safety Period” that had been in place since September last year, has been extended by a further three months. Under the temporary rules, companies face tighter enforcement measures against incidents and […]
Amazon ramps up its disability impacted workforce in Singapore
Amazon has hired around 20 associates with disabilities in the Lion City, Minister of State for Manpower Gan Siow Huang has announced. “Today, Amazon (employs) close to 20 associates with disabilities in Singapore, including associates with autism, intellectual disabilities, and those who are deaf or hard of hearing,” Gan said as part of signing ceremony […]
SMU improves its Master of Science Innovation programme
The Singapore Management University has refocused its Master of Science in Innovation programme. The course has been updated significantly and is referred to as the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation programme. This is to meet the higher demand and expectations from start-ups, recognising their importance in shaping the Singapore economy. The new programme […]
