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Employment

Minor Issues: Shielding our kids from the ‘jobpocalypse’

For fresh graduates, it is never too late to explore internships, even after graduation.
For fresh graduates, it is never too late to explore internships, even after graduation.

Singapore’s tourism sector actively hiring as new roles emerge in tech and sustainability

The openings ranged from data management and business intelligence analysts to international ski and snowboard management trainees.
The openings ranged from data management and business intelligence analysts to international ski and snowboard management trainees.

US and China managing their ties well will be hugely beneficial to the world: President Tharman

Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivering the 2025 Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture at the International Monetary Fund's headquarters in Washington DC on Oct 15, 2025.
Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivering the 2025 Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture at the International Monetary Fund's headquarters in Washington DC on Oct 15, 2025.

Issa Tchiroma Bakary – from Cameroon government mouthpiece to Biya challenger

Candidate cards for presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary of the Cameroon National Salvation Front (FSNC), are displayed at a polling station on the day of the presidential election, in Garoua, Cameroon, October 12, 2025. REUTERS/Desire Danga Essigue
Candidate cards for presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary of the Cameroon National Salvation Front (FSNC), are displayed at a polling station on the day of the presidential election, in Garoua, Cameroon, October 12, 2025. REUTERS/Desire Danga Essigue

420 employers hauled up annually from 2021 to 2024 for hiring foreign workers without work pass: MOM

On Sept 11, MOM said foreigners on tourist or student visas are not allowed to provide creative services in Singapore.
On Sept 11, MOM said foreigners on tourist or student visas are not allowed to provide creative services in Singapore.

Japanese companies employing various strategies to retain college hires

Some firms are utilising apps to track the emotional state of new employees.
Some firms are utilising apps to track the emotional state of new employees.

CDCs to play active role in providing job support and promoting volunteerism in community

Community Development Councils will step up support for residents who are looking for jobs.
Community Development Councils will step up support for residents who are looking for jobs.

Title inflation: The job vacancy said ‘senior manager’, but the reality fell short

ST20250917_202569000144/pixgenerics/Brian Teo/Generic of office workers crossing the road at Shenton Way on Sept 17, 2025. Can be used for stories on CBD, employment, jobs, economy, recession, manpower, workers. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
ST20250917_202569000144/pixgenerics/Brian Teo/Generic of office workers crossing the road at Shenton Way on Sept 17, 2025. Can be used for stories on CBD, employment, jobs, economy, recession, manpower, workers. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Why is flexibility becoming a dirty word in the office?

ssrto - When companies do not have clearly defined metrics to measure employee productivity, supervisors can apply their own heuristics on what it looks like, including physical presence in the office. 


Credit: Unsplash
ssrto - When companies do not have clearly defined metrics to measure employee productivity, supervisors can apply their own heuristics on what it looks like, including physical presence in the office. 


Credit: Unsplash

AI jobs shock is coming and companies are not ready, Klarna CEO says

Klarna Group CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is one of AI’s biggest cheerleaders in finance.
Klarna Group CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is one of AI’s biggest cheerleaders in finance.

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