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makapaaa

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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=452 colSpan=2>Temp jobs still don't appeal to S'poreans
Only 33% surveyed say they will be willing to take a contract position

By JOYCE HOOI
<TABLE class=storyLinks cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=1 width=136 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR class=font10><TD align=right width=20> </TD><TD>Email this article</TD></TR><TR class=font10><TD align=right width=20> </TD><TD>Print article </TD></TR><TR class=font10><TD align=right width=20> </TD><TD>Feedback</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>WHILE Singaporeans may be warming up to the idea of contract positions in a tight job market, they still lag their regional peers in terms of willingness to do so.

<TABLE class=picBoxL cellSpacing=2 width=100 align=left><TBODY><TR><TD> </TD></TR><TR class=caption><TD>Ms Ross: More professionals and employers are beginning to see contract work as mutually beneficial </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Only 33 per cent of Singapore respondents indicated that they would be 'happy to take on a contract role', according to a survey of professionals by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters.
This is far below the global average of the 55 per cent who said that they would have no qualms taking up a contract position.
Within the region, 53 per cent of respondents in Thailand and 42 per cent in Hong Kong felt the same way. Only Malaysia recorded a smaller proportion of respondents who would be happy with a contract position, at 30 per cent.
Nevertheless, reality has begun to sink in for local professionals, with 50 per cent of them saying that they would consider contract work if there were 'no permanent options', compared with the global average of 33 per cent.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>According to Andrea Ross, managing director of Robert Walters Singapore, more professionals and employers are beginning to see contract work as mutually beneficial.
'It is well known that employers can turn to temporary recruitment in tougher economic conditions as a way to control headcount costs and maintain productivity,' she said.
'What is interesting is that candidates are also increasingly focusing on the flexibility that contract work can offer - from hours worked to experiencing different work environments and roles.'
The remaining 17 per cent of local respondents said that they would not consider contract work, against the global average of 12 per cent.
The survey was conducted with 4,288 people in 17 countries, including about 700 people in Singapore. [/FONT]
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/424154/1/.html

1-in-3 Singapore professionals "happy" to take up contract work
By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 22 April 2009 1946 hrs

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Office workers in Singapore

SINGAPORE: A survey has shown that one in three professional workers in Singapore are happy to take on contract work, but this figure still falls short of the global average of one in two.

The web poll by recruitment consultant Robert Walters saw 4,288 respondents from 17 countries.

700 respondents were from Singapore, of which half said they would consider contract work only if permanent positions were not available. 17 per cent said they would not consider contract work at all.

Across the Asia Pacific, those from Australia and New Zealand were most open to the idea, with six in 10 responding favourably.

42 per cent of professionals in Hong Kong said they would be happy to take on contract work. An equal proportion would consider it if there were no permanent openings, while 16 per cent said 'no' to contract work.

Robert Walters said the numbers reflected more realistic attitudes in the economic downturn.

- CNA/yt
 
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