With the emerging trend of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics with manpower to enhance work systems, there will be an inevitable shift in the role of security officers in Singapore, note industry experts. While this digital transformation will free up workers' time for...
Just over one in five employees believe their employer is preparing them for a more data-oriented and automated workplace (21%), according to new research from Qlik.  This is despite most business leaders predicting an upheaval in working practices due to the rapid onset of...
The Singapore economy has entered a new phase of growth. Despite ongoing COVID-19 limitations and supply chain disruptions, Singapore's GDP expanded by 7.6 per cent in 2021, a strong rebound from the 4.1 percent contraction in 2020.  A similar trend of growth and recovery...
Ivanti has announced the results of its annual Everywhere Workplace study that worked with global “future of work” experts and surveyed over 6,100 office workers and IT professionals to uncover employee sentiments related to the past, present and future of work. The report revealed...
Microsoft Corp. has released its second annual Work Trend Index report, "Great Expectations: Making Hybrid Work Work."  After sitting on the cusp of hybrid work for more than a year, many companies are at a long-awaited inflection point: the lived experience of hybrid work.
Towards the end of 2021, there was an increased focus towards the Great Resignation phenomenon as more and more companies found themselves unable to avoid its effects. According to a study published in September 2021, nearly 4 in 10 workers in the US, UK,...
NTUC LearningHub's recently launched Emerging Jobs and Skills Report has uncovered the top jobs which employers are looking to fill and the most in-demand skills across the board.The report included a survey of over 650 working professionals from Singapore in December 2021. The respondents include both employers and employees...
Two large-scale, localised, hybrid work trials were conducted by Trip.com Group in 2010 and 2021, prior to the rollout of their new hybrid work model in 2022. Each of the trials focused on different groups of staff and working models. The 2010 trial, which saw volunteers work...
Since the start of the global pandemic, the need for informal training videos for everyday use has expanded. A recent study conducted by TechSmith, which surveyed office workers from six countries, reveals that videos are highly popular among employees, especially in the modern workplaces where information needs to...
Embracing lifelong learning is a must for business growth. In the last decade, upskilling has become an industry buzzword, especially so when COVID-19 hit the globe. Companies have jumped onboard the "upskill train," not only to keep up with the ever-changing business environment and market demands but...