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Employment

Forum: Money can be earned later, but fertility cannot wait

Forum: Analyse job postings to get insight on AI impact

As employment pressures grow, China turns to AI to create new jobs and upgrade traditional roles

FILE Ñ A facial recognition display at an artificial intelligence conference in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2025. Chinese policymakers and the public have expressed high levels of optimism about AI, even as many in the West worry about the technologyÕs effects on employment or humanity in general. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times)
FILE Ñ A facial recognition display at an artificial intelligence conference in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2025. Chinese policymakers and the public have expressed high levels of optimism about AI, even as many in the West worry about the technologyÕs effects on employment or humanity in general. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times)

Forum: Employers should communicate leave policies clearly

Creating jobs for Africa’s youth is ‘global common good’, says President Tharman

Succeeding in this large-scale job creation will not just benefit Africa but also the rest of the world, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Succeeding in this large-scale job creation will not just benefit Africa but also the rest of the world, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

Fewer fresh S’pore uni graduates in 2025 found full-time work, but pay held steady: Survey

Results from the latest graduate employment survey showed that 74.4 per cent of graduates secured full-time positions in 2025, down from 79.4 per cent in 2024.
Results from the latest graduate employment survey showed that 74.4 per cent of graduates secured full-time positions in 2025, down from 79.4 per cent in 2024.

Why New Zealanders are moving to Australia in droves

The number of New Zealanders moving to Australia is at its highest level in 12 years, at about 41,000 people in 2025.
The number of New Zealanders moving to Australia is at its highest level in 12 years, at about 41,000 people in 2025.

Forum: Strengthen enforcement, close loopholes to protect licensed F&B operators

South Korea overhauls immigration policy to attract more highly skilled workers

Eligibility to the Top-Tier Visa will be broadened to include professors and researchers in science and technology fields.
Eligibility to the Top-Tier Visa will be broadened to include professors and researchers in science and technology fields.

Australian state to enshrine work-from-home rights in law

The law will come into effect Sept 1.
The law will come into effect Sept 1.

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