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In Good Company

Jobs aren’t being lost so much as they’re changing: Top HR company CEO Prising

ManpowerGroup chairman and chief executive Jonas Prising says that as companies augment and change their value creation chain with artificial intelligence, workers will need to adapt.
ManpowerGroup chairman and chief executive Jonas Prising says that as companies augment and change their value creation chain with artificial intelligence, workers will need to adapt.

America has become an entrepreneur’s paradise

Since the beginning of 2024 an average of 466,000 Americans have applied to start a business each month, according to data from the Census Bureau.
Since the beginning of 2024 an average of 466,000 Americans have applied to start a business each month, according to data from the Census Bureau.

IRAS nabs 279 high-income earners over sham arrangements to pay less tax

279 high-income earners were caught for sham arrangements to avoid paying more tax.
279 high-income earners were caught for sham arrangements to avoid paying more tax.

‘Are they all yours?’ Couple with six kids are asked this wherever the family goes

Amirudin Mohd Zain, 39, and his wife, Aszafirah Abu, 37, and their children on May 21.
Amirudin Mohd Zain, 39, and his wife, Aszafirah Abu, 37, and their children on May 21.

For many young South Koreans, one job doesn’t cut it

Ms Lee Ji-won, 34, spends her mornings or weekends writing blogs, for which she earns an additional 1 million won (S$875) .
Ms Lee Ji-won, 34, spends her mornings or weekends writing blogs, for which she earns an additional 1 million won (S$875) .

Offered a fixed-term contract instead of a permanent job – should you take offence?

Employers are increasingly offering fixed-term contracts instead of permanent roles.
Employers are increasingly offering fixed-term contracts instead of permanent roles.

Less than a fifth of eligible self-employed parents used childcare leave benefits between 2019 and 2022

A father carrying his preschooler child at Tiong Bahru, 24 October 2023. Can use for stories on parenting, fatherhood, family, family planning, childcare, single parent,
A father carrying his preschooler child at Tiong Bahru, 24 October 2023. Can use for stories on parenting, fatherhood, family, family planning, childcare, single parent,

From the Gallery

From the Gallery: Bold steps to help gig workers, those retrenched in S’pore

Singapore has made two major moves to better protect vulnerable workers.
Singapore has made two major moves to better protect vulnerable workers.

In ad hoc work, asking for money was the hardest skill to learn

There were about 221,800 residents who did “own account work” as a regular form of employment over the one-year period ending mid-2023.
There were about 221,800 residents who did “own account work” as a regular form of employment over the one-year period ending mid-2023.

Unusual side hustle: Manage a vending machine and earn $300 a month

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Profile of Vending Machine Business Avatar Tech Founders Grace Tan, 38, and Derek Gue, 42, at the NETS Customer Service Centre on April 16, 2024. 

They rent and sell vending machines to customers, who often are looking for a side hustle to draw extra income. 

ST PHOTO: HENG YI-HSIN
ST20240416_202454806558/ssvending19/Heng Yi-Hsin/Sarah Stanley/

Profile of Vending Machine Business Avatar Tech Founders Grace Tan, 38, and Derek Gue, 42, at the NETS Customer Service Centre on April 16, 2024. 

They rent and sell vending machines to customers, who often are looking for a side hustle to draw extra income. 

ST PHOTO: HENG YI-HSIN

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