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Sharon Salim

Business Correspondent

As a business correspondent with The Straits Times, Sharon helps readers navigate work and life, focusing on jobs, manpower policies, workplace culture and trends. She had a fulfilling stint at one of the world’s largest environmental non-profit organisations, World Wide Fund for Nature, before joining CNA Women and becoming part of their pioneering team, writing about issues that impact women. She then joined the public service before returning to the newsroom two years later, in 2024. 

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SATS redeploys staff to baggage handling amid MOM probe into contracted firms

Some SATS employees have taken on additional responsibilities or been temporarily redeployed to help ensure the ground handler’s baggage-handling operations run safely and smoothly.
Some SATS employees have taken on additional responsibilities or been temporarily redeployed to help ensure the ground handler’s baggage-handling operations run safely and smoothly.

Nearly half of S’pore employers who use AI in HR do so for recruitment: SNEF survey

(From left) Skills and Workforce Development Agency deputy chief executive Tan Cheng Kwee; Dr Li Jia, Dean of School of Economics at SMU; Singtel group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon; and SNEF council member and Ninja Van CEO Lai Chang Wen at the SNEF Employers’ Summit 2026.
(From left) Skills and Workforce Development Agency deputy chief executive Tan Cheng Kwee; Dr Li Jia, Dean of School of Economics at SMU; Singtel group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon; and SNEF council member and Ninja Van CEO Lai Chang Wen at the SNEF Employers’ Summit 2026.

S’pore workers aged 40 and above can use SkillsFuture credits for 140 more courses from Dec 1

CMG20261028-RChiong01/张俊杰/卢慧菁/SkillsFuture Fellowships and SkillsFuture Employer Awards Ceremony 2026 [Gardens by the Bay Flower Field Hall (beside Flower Dome) 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953]
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam (centre), Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau (second from right) and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and National Development Dr Syed Harun Alhabsyi (right) sharing a lighthearted moment with award recipients on the sidelines of the SkillsFuture Fellowships and SkillsFuture Employer Awards ceremony at Gardens by the Bay’s Flower Field Hall on Oct 28, 2026. Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) chief executive Dilys Boey is seen to the left of President Tharman.
CMG20261028-RChiong01/张俊杰/卢慧菁/SkillsFuture Fellowships and SkillsFuture Employer Awards Ceremony 2026 [Gardens by the Bay Flower Field Hall (beside Flower Dome) 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953]
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam (centre), Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau (second from right) and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and National Development Dr Syed Harun Alhabsyi (right) sharing a lighthearted moment with award recipients on the sidelines of the SkillsFuture Fellowships and SkillsFuture Employer Awards ceremony at Gardens by the Bay’s Flower Field Hall on Oct 28, 2026. Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) chief executive Dilys Boey is seen to the left of President Tharman.

ASEAN Labour Statisticians Network launched ahead of Singapore’s 2027 chairmanship of grouping

His Excellency San Lwin, ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (left) and Ministry of Manpower’s permanent secretary Stanley Loh (right) at the launch of the ASEAN Labour Statisticians Network in Singapore on Oct 27.
His Excellency San Lwin, ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (left) and Ministry of Manpower’s permanent secretary Stanley Loh (right) at the launch of the ASEAN Labour Statisticians Network in Singapore on Oct 27.

‘A never-ending effort’: She chases down illicit product peddlers in Geylang

S’pore to raise retirement age to 65 and re-employment age to 70 one year ahead of target

Among a raft of measures recommended is reducing senior workers’ tax burden and creating flexi-load work arrangements.
Among a raft of measures recommended is reducing senior workers’ tax burden and creating flexi-load work arrangements.

National Wages Council recommends 6-8% pay rise for lower-wage workers, sets new company category

(From left) NTUC assistant secretary-general Melvin Yong, NTUC president K Thanaletchimi, National Wages Council chairman Hsieh Fu Hua, MOM permanent secretary Stanley Loh and SNEF president Kuah Boon Wee at a press conference on Oct 19.
(From left) NTUC assistant secretary-general Melvin Yong, NTUC president K Thanaletchimi, National Wages Council chairman Hsieh Fu Hua, MOM permanent secretary Stanley Loh and SNEF president Kuah Boon Wee at a press conference on Oct 19.

Demand for air-con servicing hots up amid worsening haze in S’pore

The increase in demand comes as a combination of hazy conditions and hot weather prompts more families and businesses to check that their air-conditioners are working properly.
The increase in demand comes as a combination of hazy conditions and hot weather prompts more families and businesses to check that their air-conditioners are working properly.

Diners saddened but unsurprised by Crystal Jade outlet closures; affected workers secure interviews

The Crystal Jade Hong Kong Kitchen outlet at Suntec City, which closed in July.
The Crystal Jade Hong Kong Kitchen outlet at Suntec City, which closed in July.

Younger researchers studying pressing labour issues get more support from NTUC

The Associate Researchers Circle comprising eight young labour researchers was launched at the 6th NTUC Labour Research Conference on Oct 1. They will gain exposure to key labour issues and the opportunities to contribute expertise to the wider labour research network.
The Associate Researchers Circle comprising eight young labour researchers was launched at the 6th NTUC Labour Research Conference on Oct 1. They will gain exposure to key labour issues and the opportunities to contribute expertise to the wider labour research network.

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