Employment

Tata boss predicts AI agents will replace half of tech jobs at TCS

Tata's chairman said the company plans to reduce hiring in the coming years as it steps up the use of AI.

Bombardier to expand private jet service hub in Singapore and hire over 200 new staff

Ms Low Yen Ling, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry & Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth touring the current Bombardier's Singapore Service Centre in Singapore, on Jun 9, 2026.

Thai jobs for Myanmar refugees could show way forward for Asian nations, UN says

The UN said Thailand's model offers lesson for countries such as Bangladesh and Malaysia, which also host large refugee populations.

India’s Paytm plans to hire 4,000 people in AI pivot as it cuts 400 staff

The digital payments operator has been revamping its business after Indian regulators targeted its banking affiliate two years ago.

AI job losses are scaring Americans and policymakers are scrambling for answers

Residents in suburban towns near Philadelphia have put up signs to show opposition to data centres.
ST PHOTO: BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR

Young Singaporeans build internship, entry-level job trackers to close opportunity gap

The founding members of ‘Sup - Jovan Tan, 21, Wilson Soon, 25, Chloe Yoong, 19, Ace Yip, 18, and Rachael Jong, 18 (left picture), Liu Rui Kai and Yicheng Li are co-founders of tracker.sg.

Singapore companies dialling back hiring, but willing to pay higher wages for AI, soft skills

New research found that more employees fear becoming obsolete as the pace of AI adoption and employee readiness widens.

AI-linked layoffs in US spark new wave of one-person start-ups

Qu Xiaoyin, the founder of a startup that provides a suite of AI employees for one person firms, rented an LED truck and drove inside Meta’s headquarters at Menlo Park, California, on May 20, as the company began laying off 8,000 employees. The truck’s screens flashed a blunt message at departing employees: “Fired? Start a company before lunch.”

India’s youth strain to be heard as angry ‘cockroaches’ stage New Delhi march

Protesters are calling for the resignation of India’s education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Strong US job growth beats expectations in May, firming recent gains

Total nonfarm payroll employment in the US increased by 172,000 in May.

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