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HR & EDUCATION | STAFF REPORTER, SINGAPORE PUBLISHED: 8 HOURS AGO 1138 VIEW(S) Dear job hunters: don't bother applying online Singapore reports zero online hiring for two months in a row. Online recruitment has stalled in Singapore, as the country reported zero percent growth in activity...

1 in 2 Singapore professionals prefer learning new skills over getting higher salaries: report HR & EDUCATION | Staff Reporter, Singapore Published: 19 hours ago Invest more in staff training, bosses told. Acquiring new skills is a priority for professionals in Singapore, with many placing...

Firms willing to pay more for Singaporean workers Offering employees the chance to work overseas will motivate Singapore staff better than any other perk, said Ms Stella Tang of Robert Half Singapore. TODAY FILE PHOTO BYWONG WEI HAN PUBLISHED: 22 JANUARY, 4:03 AM SINGAPORE — Due to various...

More than 7 in 10 S'pore workers happy: Survey Rachael Boon The Straits Times Monday, Aug 26, 2013 SINGAPORE - Many people grumble about their jobs but it seems most Singapore employees are satisfied with their lot and will probably stick with their employer for a few more years at least...

Hospitality and recreational services sector is most attractive sector to work in: Survey It is the second year the sector has taken the top spot in the annual Randstad Award survey, conducted by recruitment & human resource services providers Randstad. By Melissa Lin The Straits Times...

The end of Indian IT staffing as we know it Its maturing IT industry wants more revenue from its own intellectual property instead of providing only labour-intensive, lower-margin services. By Harichandan Arakali and Tony Munroe, Reuters | 25-03-13 BANGALORE/MUMBAI - India's IT outsourcers...

Executive-focused society in Singapore 'is bizarre' Joy Fang My Paper Monday, Mar 25, 2013 SINGAPORE - Singapore is too fixated on producing professional, managerial, executive and technician (PMET) jobs for Singaporeans, and this mindset creates a problem, said economics professor Linda...

Infosys cutting up to 5,000 jobs: Sources By Akanksha Prasad & Lison Joseph, ET Bureau | Jan 4, 2013, 10.14 AM IST BANGALORE: Infosys has begun sacking employees at the bottom of the performance pile, returning to a practice it adopted during the peak of the global economic crisis in 2008 and...

Chinese white-collar workers surprised at construction workers' wages Updated: 04 Dec 2012 A snapshot from a construction site's salary list went viral on the Internet. A copy of a construction site's salary statement has recently gone viral on the Internet, and left some Chinese netizens...

$3,000 to wash dishes: Sakae Sushi AsiaOne Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 The CEO of a local sushi chain has generated some buzz after he said his company will pay cleaners $3,000 a month. Last Friday, Sakae Sushi CEO Mr Douglas Foo went on UFM100.3 to talk about the difficulties of hiring locals...

Updated: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:12:53 GMT | By Channel NewsAsia Talent mobility can tackle skills gap in IT sector, say experts Talent mobility can tackle skills gap in IT sector, say experts SINGAPORE: Recruiting experts said the mobility of talent across the Asia Pacific can help ease the...

Singapore workers happier now than in previous years Survey by job portal indicates that 60% of their respondents are satisfied with their current job. Thu, Nov 10, 2011 AsiaOne Singaporean workers are happier in their jobs this year as compared to previous years. This is the conclusion...

'Foreign workers should get training too', says MP Yeo Guat Kwang Published on Sep 19, 2011 By Lin Wenjian Foreign workers should get skills upgrading similar to what Singaporeans go through, suggested labour MP Yeo Guat Kwang. Noting that this would 'create a level playing field' for all...

Found this in a business fourm: Adaptec - Indian CEO Subramanian Sundaresh fired. AIG (signed outsourcing deal in 2007 in Europe with Accenture Indian frauds, collapsed in 2009) AirBus (Qantas plane plunged 650 feet injuring passengers when its computer system written by India disengaged the...