Employment

NTUC members to receive up to 50% subsidy on AI tools, training tailored to their skill levels

ST20260213-202643500444-Lim Yaohui-ssfestival13/

Guests arriving at the NTUC Career Festival at Sands Expo and Convention Centre on Feb 13, 2026.

It will feature over 5,000 job opportunities across various sectors and experience levels. Jobseekers can access career resources and explore career and skills development pathways, while companies can look forward to support on business transformation. Participants can also discover the latest innovations and technologies through industry and IHL showcases; and attend masterclasses, talks and panel discussions by industry experts and thought leaders.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Forum: Mandating advance retrenchment notification may reduce employers’ operational flexibility

More support for lower-wage, mid-career and older workers

Former flight attendant Jeffrey Loh had enrolled in a three-month digital product management course and is now a duty terminal manager at Changi Airport Group.

Salary threshold for new Employment Pass applicants to be raised to $6,000 from 2027

The new qualifying salary will maintain the quality of EP holders as local wages rise, said PM Wong.

Traders cut odds of Fed rate cut in June after January jobs surprise

US President Donald Trump continued calling for more rate cuts after the jobs data was released.

AI jolts are coming for Singapore’s workers, warns ‘Great Resignation’ professor

Jolts, said organisational psychologist Anthony Klotz, are events that make us re-examine our relationship with our work.

How to create jobs for the world’s 1.2 billion new workers

Students attend a class at a coaching institute training students to secure government jobs, in Prayagraj, India.

NTUC assisting workers at 2 Singapore tech firms amid non-payment of wages

Otsaw Digital and Otsaw Swisslog Healthcare Robotics are under probe by the authorities for months of unpaid salaries and CPF arrears.

More can be done to help retrenched workers in S’pore get help earlier: Desmond Choo

(From left) Mr Justin Ting, 54, e2i career coach, giving Mr Desmond Choo, NTUC deputy secretary-general, and Mr Goh Pei Ming, Minister of State for Education and Social and Family Development, a tour of the career centre during the Economic Strategy Review Committee media visit at the Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability on Feb 9, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

S’pore to create 15,700 jobs over five years, with two-thirds paying above $5,000

Most of the roles will be for professionals, managers, executives and technicians.

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.