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Why saying ‘good job’ to an employee is no longer enough

A recent Randstad survey in Singapore shows that a lack of recognition or appreciation is among the top three factors discouraging employees across Gen Z, millennials and Gen X.
A recent Randstad survey in Singapore shows that a lack of recognition or appreciation is among the top three factors discouraging employees across Gen Z, millennials and Gen X.

Top 300 Singapore employers recognised for helping their staff in career growth

(From left) Singapore National Employers Federation president Tan Hee Teck, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng and Singapore Business Federation vice-chairman Mark Lee launching the Singapore Opportunity Index on Jan 21.
(From left) Singapore National Employers Federation president Tan Hee Teck, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng and Singapore Business Federation vice-chairman Mark Lee launching the Singapore Opportunity Index on Jan 21.

Job applicants are winning the AI arms race against recruiters

Recruiters are finding AI too much of a good thing as they are flooded with ChatGPT-enabled job applications.
Recruiters are finding AI too much of a good thing as they are flooded with ChatGPT-enabled job applications.

Life Awards 2025

The Corporate Team-Building Exercise Award goes to the Coldplay Kisscam Couple

Ms Kristin Cabot and Mr Andy Byron were caught snuggling on camera before they decoupled abruptly when they realised they were on the stadium's big screen.
Ms Kristin Cabot and Mr Andy Byron were caught snuggling on camera before they decoupled abruptly when they realised they were on the stadium's big screen.

The ritual shaming of the woman at the Coldplay concert

**EDS: RETRANSMISSION TO REMOVE DATELINE** Kristin Cabot at her home in New Hampshire, Dec. 12, 2025. Cabot wanted to tell her side of the story, and her children, her mother and her closest friends stood behind her. (Greta Rybus/The New York Times)
**EDS: RETRANSMISSION TO REMOVE DATELINE** Kristin Cabot at her home in New Hampshire, Dec. 12, 2025. Cabot wanted to tell her side of the story, and her children, her mother and her closest friends stood behind her. (Greta Rybus/The New York Times)

S’pore firms to keep pay rises steady at 3% to 6% in 2026; some plan smaller bonuses: HR firms

Similar to the outlook for 2025, HR firms said companies remain cautious in pay planning due to economic uncertainty.
Similar to the outlook for 2025, HR firms said companies remain cautious in pay planning due to economic uncertainty.

‘Job hugging’ up as resignation rates in S’pore at record lows, average job tenure rises to 8 years

The term "job hugging" has taken on new-found popularity in 2025, as a buzzword coined by consulting firms and adopted by social media users to explain their current career anxieties.
The term "job hugging" has taken on new-found popularity in 2025, as a buzzword coined by consulting firms and adopted by social media users to explain their current career anxieties.

US hires 50,000 federal workers under Trump, boosting immigration roles

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is embroidered on a polo shirt of an ICE employee, at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement  two-day job fair in Texas to help fill vacancies for deportation officers and attorneys, in Arlington, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2025.  REUTERS/Shelby Tauber
The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is embroidered on a polo shirt of an ICE employee, at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement  two-day job fair in Texas to help fill vacancies for deportation officers and attorneys, in Arlington, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2025.  REUTERS/Shelby Tauber

How is your employer helping your career? An index could answer that

For both employers and employees, the changing employment and career landscape presents challenges and opportunities.
For both employers and employees, the changing employment and career landscape presents challenges and opportunities.

How HR took over the world

Various forces are behind HR’s rise. One is the growing realisation of the value of top talent.
Various forces are behind HR’s rise. One is the growing realisation of the value of top talent.

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