Despite two in five (61%) employers expressing a pessimistic outlook towards the current job market, 56% indicate that they have been recently hiring or intending to hire new talent to meet their current business goals.
In particular, the top three functions employers have been...
The fourth edition of the Alight Solutions' State of HR Transformation Study in partnership with People Matters has been released. The study, launched during the People Matters TechHR SEA, is themed around Emerging Stronger and sheds light on how some organisations are ahead of the curve in emerging stronger.
As we continue to live and work with COVID-19, many workers are gearing up for an endemic world through upskilling. More than half (55%) of Singapore employees reveal that they have taken steps to seek training outside of the workplace in the last 12 months, on top...
Employers are ramping up hiring activities; the number of active jobseekers is increasing, and a large section of employed talent is passively open to new opportunities as well.
Flexible working arrangements and company culture are top priorities for employees; and employers and talent diverge...
Singapore is forecasting robust economic growth this year, thanks to the nation's successful vaccination programme, opening up of domestic borders, economic revival and burgeoning business confidence.
However, even as companies ramp up business activities and resume stalled hiring plans to prepare for the anticipated growth,...
Pearson has revealed results from recent research showing that the top five most in-demand skills today are human skills despite new technologies transforming the world of work which is set to continue through at least 2026.
Southeast Asian countries like Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, the...
Payoneer has today published findings from its 2023 Freelancer Insights Report containing responses from over 2,000 freelancers across 122 countries, detailing the continued rise in demand for their services as businesses continue to outsource services to cut costs.
The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the freelance revolution...
Amidst the ongoing economic challenges and evolving dynamics between employers and employees, Singaporean hiring managers are navigating a landscape fraught with complexities in their pursuit of top talent, as revealed by a report from Employment Hero.
According to the findings of 'The State of...
On March 2, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) launched the SBF ManpowerConnect scheme as part of the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) temporary measure to help companies in the manufacturing and services sectors better manage their manpower needs in view of the COVID-19 situation. For a period of six months,...
Xero has released two new reports highlighting the economic and emotional impact of the pandemic on small businesses across multiple countries.
The Xero Small Business Insights (SBI) Special Report, “Pandemic Insights: Small Business Experience”, produced with AlphaBeta (part of Accenture), is based on anonymised...
