HR & Education
Data-backed strategies needed in workplace setup decisions: expert
                                                                                 
                    
                    A human resources expert advised using data and listening to employees when deciding on workplace schemes.
                
                                
            Data-backed strategies needed in workplace setup decisions: expert
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            A human resources expert advised using data and listening to employees when deciding on workplace schemes.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Franchise interest for Singapore’s education enterprises rising
                                                                                                 
                        
                        An expert said local education businesses have been performing extremely well in China.
                    
                                        
                    
                Retail sector offers the least work flexibility: report
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Only four in 10 retail employees feel their employers offer flexibility.
                    
                                        
                    
                Pay transparency trend relies on the labour market’s future
                                                                                                 
                        
                        If the labour market softens, firms can decide whether or not to openly disclose salaries. 
                    
                                        
                    
                Language requirement bars HK firms from attracting foreign talent
                                                                                                 
                        
                        An HR expert advises firms to re-assess ‘baked-in’ job fit expectations.
                    
                                        
                    
                Mercu cuts cost and time spent on hiring, training deskless workforce
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Employee turnover in frontline industries can be up to 4x higher than office-based workers.
                    
                                        
                    
                Four key considerations for businesses in third-party risk management
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Building an effective framework, providing sufficient training, and launching data sets can enable businesses to navigate third-party risks.
                    
                                        
                    
                HK reducing misuse of sick leave notes with digital certificate
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Experts advise employers to ensure proper data storage in response to the development.
                    
                                        
                    
                More than 7 in 10 workers fear their jobs will be replaced by tech
                                                                                                 
                        
                        But the majority said adopting tech is needed to future-proof their business.
                    
                                        
                    
                What Gen Zs want: 20% prefer unemployment than work for non-inclusive firms
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Six in 10 Gen Zs said they need a firm that backs equity, diversity, and inclusion.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Day: Why flexible workers go to their office
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The majority go to the office to talk to their colleagues more efficiently.
                    
                                        
                    
                The IT job: Demand for digital occupations rises in Singapore
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It accounted for an annual average of 11% of total online job positions in Singapore.
                    
                                        
                    
                Design workforce to grow 25% by 2030
                                                                                                 
                        
                        According to a study, Singapore will need 17,000 additional designers in the next decade.
                    
                                        
                    
                Firms revamp benefits to retain older workers as youth opt for opportunities abroad
                                                                                                 
                        
                        A Randstad expert said employers should consider giving their employees financial literacy benefits.
                    
                                        
                    
                Fit For the Post-Pandemic Future: Driving Employee Engagement Through an Intergenerational Lens
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid work arrangements have become the norm globally for organizations across industries. Locally, a strong...
                    
                                        
                    
                First Ever ‘Corporate Purpose Monitor’ Launches in Southeast Asia
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Research reveals how corporate purpose-related social media communications engage and align with public interest in Asia.
                    
                                        
                    
                NTU recognised for elevating next-gen learning experience at Asian Experience Awards 2021
                                                                                                 
                        
                        More than 650 undergraduate courses were offered through its platform.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
            	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                             
           
                                 
                                 
                                 
               
                                     
                                     
                                     
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                