Data from Generation and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), reveals employers need to radically rethink how they approach midcareer and older talent.
The Midcareer Opportunity: Meeting the challenges of an ageing workforce report outlines insights from OECD data and from an eight-country survey of thousands...
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF), in partnership with Enterprise Singapore (ESG) will set up a $2.5 million Rising in Support of Enterprises (RISE) Fund and will partner the SBF Foundation in its $2 million industry-led Compassion Fund.
These two initiatives aim to help businesses,...
Microsoft and Generation, a global nonprofit founded by McKinsey & Co, are partnering Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to upskill, place, and fill demand for tech-enabled jobs for up to 1,000 Singaporeans as part of the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package.
Titled #GetReadySG, the...
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) has announced its approval of the increase in foreign worker levy rebates for the Construction, Marine Shipyard and Process (CMP) sectors announced on 8 May.
This will provide much needed relief to businesses in these sectors that have been...
The TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative has equipped more than 3,000 Singaporeans with 5G skills over the last year.
In addition, a new 5G training portal has been launched to train more Singaporeans to take up fresh opportunities in this growth area.
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...
In today's environment, it is crucial for companies to stand out as an employer so they can retain top talent. Published in EngageRocket's latest guide on award-winning best practices are 5 key highlights that make the winners stand out from the crowd:1. Emphasize on people development, training and...
The majority of business leaders globally (65 percent) and in Singapore (76 percent) are planning and implementing their information security based on compliance requirements rather than considering long-term business ambitions.
These findings were unveiled in KPMG's 2022 Cyber Trust Insights report which surveyed 1,881...
IR has announced the findings of research conducted among IT professionals in Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) environments.
The IT Time Crunch research found that 25% of IT Professionals wasted more than 1 working day every week on unnecessary UC&C tasks. It also identified nearly...
Microsoft's third annual Work Trend Index report, "Will AI Fix Work?" outlines three locally relevant trends from an external study of 31,000 people in 31 countries, including Singapore, as well as trillions of signals in Microsoft 365 and labour trends on LinkedIn.
The advent of...
