The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmChamSG), in collaboration with Accenture and WEConnect International, launched a report titled 'The Diversity Dividend: Why it Pays to Engage Women Owned Businesses in Southeast Asia'
The report includes analysis of the supplier diversity of 631 companies in Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia, and found that corporate revenue...
Asia Pacific’s (APAC) organisations are scaling up the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to modernise payroll delivery as skills shortages persist and workforce models evolve, according to ADP’s latest report, The Potential of Payroll in 2026.
The report finds that skills shortages continue to challenge payroll teams in APAC, with 80%...
Singapore’s workforce has not lost faith in the idea of finding happiness in the workplace – but many are struggling to experience it in practice. New research from Jobstreet by SEEK reveals a widening gap between what workers believe work should feel like and what they are actually living...
On 12 February 2026, Budget 2026 was delivered by Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Lawrence Wong. This was the government’s first Budget in its new term and comes at the start of the post-SG60 phase.
Budget 2026 is designed to refresh the strategies that have given Singapore an...
Aon plc has announced the findings from its 2025 Salary Increase and Turnover Study for Malaysia. The survey found Malaysian businesses are budgeting an average salary increase of 4.8 percent for 2026. The life sciences and medical devices sector is set to lead with the highest projected salary growth followed by manufacturing...
Robert Walters has released insights highlighting how artificial intelligence is reshaping Hong Kong's workforce. While employers are leveraging AI to optimise processes and redeploy talent into higher-value roles, professionals are responding with proactive upskilling and career planning.
The survey shows that 58% of employers have introduced AI in the workplace,...
As Singapore's manufacturing sector accelerates towards advanced, technology-enabled production, over nine in ten business leaders (30% strongly agree, 63% agree) concur that their organisation risks falling behind if it fails to adopt new technologies.
To stay ahead, companies are investing in both people and technology. Employee training on new technologies (61%) ranks as...
A survey by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) found 42% of respondents in Southeast Asia believe flexible career paths will replace linear paths within the next decade, while 46% expect the two approaches to coexist equally.
In Singapore, these shifts are being shaped by the city-state’s small domestic...
Research from IDC, commissioned by Deel, reveals a workforce in rapid transition: two in three global organisations (66%) expect to slow entry-level hiring over the next three years, while nine in ten (91%) report roles are already changing or disappearing due to AI. The result? A widening skills gap...
NTUC LearningHub has launched the NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) Leadership Academy which aims to elevate leadership excellence in Singapore by equipping its workforce with the critical human capabilities needed to thrive in an increasingly complex environment driven by artificial intelligence (AI).
NTUC LHUB is introduces ninenew courses, further strengthening...
