Labour policy

Labour market expands in 2025, 1 in 4 employers polled expects to raise wages in Q1 2026: MOM

About one in four employers are looking to increase wages amid a tight labour market, preliminary data from MOM showed on Jan 29.

Man in China fired for taking frequent long toilet breaks, with one lasting 4 hours

Mr Li had failed to notify the company about his medical condition or apply for sick leave in advance, as required by his employment contract.

More flexible foreign manpower policies, enhanced AI adoption on SNEF’s Budget 2026 wish list

SNEF president Tan Hee Teck said the recommendations are focused on helping businesses adapt to a more digital and AI-enabled economy.

India’s key labour reform prompts trade union protests

epa12549719 Members of different trade unions and workers hold placards and shout slogans during a protest in New Delhi, India, 26 November 2026. A coalition of ten major Indian trade unions staged nationwide protests condemning the government’s implementation of new labor codes as a 'deceptive fraud' against workers. EPA/HARISH TYAGI

More technology, higher pay draw younger and more Singaporeans to lift industry

Award recipients of the inaugural Lift and Escalator (L&E) Excellence Awards Mr Ganesh Prasad Vasudevan (left), a troubleshooter at KONE, and Mr Muhammad Zulkarnaen Hashim, a senior L&E specialist at Hitachi Elevator Asia.

askST: Twelve Cupcakes, Jollibean, Art Works — can workers be better protected from sudden closures?

Recent shuttering of businesses including (clockwise from left) Twelve Cupcakes, Jollibean and Art Works left hundreds of workers abruptly without jobs and owed unpaid wages.

Agoda layoffs: Severance deals should not deter staff from reaching authorities, says Tan See Leng

Generic pictures of the Agoda website on a mobile phone, on Sep 17, 2025.

CEO Insights

Don’t let AI outpace human talent, improve HR to build future-ready workforce: SNEF president

Sometimes, tables are banged as the Government, labour movement and employers hash out key workforce policy shifts for Singaporeans, said Mr Tan Hee Teck, president of the Singapore National Employers Federation.

‘No other way out’: Hong Kong’s fresh grads grapple with lower starting pay

Starting salaries for Hong Kong’s fresh graduates have dropped for the first time since 2018.

India’s most valuable export: Tens of millions of workers

Students hoping to work in Japan study Japanese at a language school in New Delhi.

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