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Headstart On Record Podcast Recap

How money talk can ruin friendships, and how transparent should you be about salary?

Boeing engineers, technical workers reject contract offer

The workers also voted in favour of their union declaring a strike when the current contract expires on Oct 6.
The workers also voted in favour of their union declaring a strike when the current contract expires on Oct 6.

Want to know if you are paid enough? Start with these salary guides

Besides the Singapore Salary Guide by The Straits Times, which draws on Ministry of Manpower data, other recruitment firms also publish benchmarking guides using their own data.
Besides the Singapore Salary Guide by The Straits Times, which draws on Ministry of Manpower data, other recruitment firms also publish benchmarking guides using their own data.

Learning about your peers’ salaries can be stressful, but not knowing may cost you

A salary range gives jobseekers a better sense of whether a role is worth pursuing, and provides a reference point for pay negotiation.
A salary range gives jobseekers a better sense of whether a role is worth pursuing, and provides a reference point for pay negotiation.

MOM tapping migrant worker network for alerts on issues like salary claims: Dinesh

Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash (right) with migrant workers from KPA Engineering, SK Industries and VVR Plant Engineering at Kranji Recreation Centre on June 28.
Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash (right) with migrant workers from KPA Engineering, SK Industries and VVR Plant Engineering at Kranji Recreation Centre on June 28.

SK Hynix workers to get 60% of 2026 bonuses in stock instead of all cash

Workers are set to be paid an average of 779 million won (S$710,000) for 2026, according to Reuters calculations.
Workers are set to be paid an average of 779 million won (S$710,000) for 2026, according to Reuters calculations.

Headstart On Record Podcast

Pay transparency: What to do after finding out a colleague’s salary is higher than yours

‘They don’t simply open doors and earn five figures’: How much do property agents really earn?

Property agents Mervyn Ong from PropNex (left) and Semantha Soon from ERA like the entrepreneurial side of property sales, among other things.
Property agents Mervyn Ong from PropNex (left) and Semantha Soon from ERA like the entrepreneurial side of property sales, among other things.

National Wages Council seeks public’s views on salary, employment guidelines

The National Wages Council, which comprises representatives from the Government, employers and employees, will convene on Aug 19.
The National Wages Council, which comprises representatives from the Government, employers and employees, will convene on Aug 19.

Nigeria's Tinubu approves military pay rise as security challenges persist

FILE PHOTO: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu arrives to attend the Africa Forward Summit 2026 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), in Nairobi, Kenya, May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu arrives to attend the Africa Forward Summit 2026 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), in Nairobi, Kenya, May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

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