What will define work in 2026? Nine predictions every HR leader should be watching
The world of work in 2026 will amplify the challenges HR faced this year, requiring people leaders to lean into resilience and adaptability.
Engineering the future workforce: How Micron builds a “living architecture” for learning and innovation
Through AI upskilling, leadership development, and holistic support, Micron prepares employees to adapt, reskill, and thrive in evolving roles.
Singapore salaries set to rise 4% in 2026, but real wage growth remains subdued: Mercer
While organisations in Singapore plan a 4% salary boost in 2026, economic pressures are expected to keep real wage growth modest.
Raising the bar for work in the Philippines: Why 2026 will be defining for HR leadership
Amid wage reforms, rising employee expectations, and accelerating digital change, 2026 is set to redefine HR leadership in the Philippines.
Work with intent: The new science of AI job redesign
Dr Autumn Krauss of SAP SuccessFactors urges HR leaders to harness AI not just for efficiency, but to strengthen work meaning.
When experience quietly walks out the door: The hidden cost of the menopause taboo
Menopause is costing organisations more than turnover, says Menopause Asia’s Joanne Ho, as experienced women quietly scale back at midlife.
The rise of the ‘wellness-first’ corporate strategy in a multigenerational world
At the Readers’ Choice Awards 2025, corporate wellness emerged as a strategic differentiator for employers embedding wellbeing into business and leadership.
Anatomy of an ‘AI-first’ HR org
IBM CHRO Nickle LaMoreaux, one of this year’s NAHR Fellows, says becoming an AI-first function has been both a challenge and opportunity for her and her team.
Technology is the enabler, not the solution: Reimagining training in the age of AI
Technology alone cannot close skills gaps—SBS Transit’s integrated human-centred learning ecosystem offers a compelling alternative for HR leaders.
A year of transition: TADA’s Kay Woo on navigating Singapore’s new regulatory norms
Kay Woo’s TADA navigates regulatory change under Singapore’s Platform Workers Act, showing how fairness and zero-commission models support gig workers.
Want a superworker company? Create supermanagers
AI is transforming every role—the real opportunity lies not just with employees, but with the managers guiding them, The Josh Bersin Company’s Julia Bersin explains.
Organisations in Singapore tightens AI governance to build trust in the 2026 workplace
As AI becomes central to work, ADP’s 2026 HR Trends Guide shows employers reshaping HR, skills strategies, and governance for trust.
HR technology’s 2025 story: Acceleration, accountability and the real test for AI
If 2025 was the year AI became impossible to ignore, then 2026 can be the year HR leaders ensure their technology solutions strengthen, rather than divide, workplaces, writes HR Tech Chair Steve Boese.
Stop fixing systems, start unlearning: An HR leader’s guide to futureproofing talent
Behind every successful transformation is HR guiding people to unlearn, relearn, and build the capabilities needed to navigate change.
Human oversight required: The trust crisis threatening AI’s workplace takeover
Workday’s new research reveals employees in Singapore welcome AI as teammates but not managers, reshaping how HR must balance trust and technology.
Paradox Singapore: Redefining long-stay hospitality for the modern professional
Blending home-like comfort, wellness and convenience, Paradox Singapore transforms long-stay hospitality into a supportive environment for productivity and employee wellbeing.
Why HR must lead the charge in cybersecurity
Organisations in Singapore are elevating cybersecurity to a board-level priority as HR leaders take centre stage in shaping behaviour, accountability, and digital trust.
Can workplaces remain “human” in the age of AI? Rothman & Roman seeks industry answers
Amid rising geopolitical tension, AI disruption, and workforce fatigue, organisations are rediscovering communication as the foundation of trust, belonging, and sustainable culture.
Cautious optimism marks Singapore’s workforce plans for early 2026
Organisations in Singapore are recalibrating hiring strategies for 2026 as economic pressures drive a more measured approach to workforce planning and expansion.
The 2026 HR paradox: AI integration demands a deeper focus on humanity
In 2026, HR’s greatest challenge—and opportunity—will be merging advanced AI with the human qualities that sustain trust, culture, and performance.
The next era of HR is here: Moves every leader must make in 2026
HR may not be moving quite into the “future of work”, but it will be a key driver of business adaptability as the working world continues its rapid change.
Singapore sees rising demand for digital-ESG talent as workforce expectations evolve
New regional insights reveal employees increasingly value meaningful work and development opportunities over pay, reshaping how organisations compete for talent.
The M.E.E.T. Framework: A strategic approach to employee loyalty
As workplace dynamics shift, retaining talent has become HR’s real battleground, requiring purposeful leadership and a more human approach to engagement.
Singapore’s workforce rewrites the career script
As uncertainty rises, employees in Singapore are reconsidering what matters most, with security, fulfilment and flexibility emerging as new career essentials.
Excellence in HR recognised at HRM Asia Readers’ Choice Awards 2025
The HR community gathered on December 4 as HRM Asia celebrated the Readers’ Choice Awards 2025 and honoured this year’s top-performing HR partners.
Building Singapore’s future-ready workforce: Why the human element drives success
As AI accelerates shifts in workforce skills, LinkedIn’s Elsie Ng highlights why agility, upskilling and mentorship are now strategic imperatives.
StarHub at 25: Redefining wellbeing from a programme to a way of working
Tan Toi Chia shows how StarHub turns wellbeing into everyday work, embedding clarity, care, and connection into its culture.
The multi-stage career: Redefining longevity, purpose, and flexibility in the modern workforce
Low Peck Kem examines how organisations must rethink careers, flexibility, and leadership to engage Gen Z and thrive in a multigenerational workforce.
Organisations in Singapore turn cautious as costs climb and talent pressures intensify
Business confidence in Singapore is slipping as organisations confront escalating costs, global uncertainties and persistent workforce challenges heading into 2026.
AI is transforming business. How do future careers begin?
Automation is accelerating across Asia, but as digital systems take over foundational tasks, organisations risk losing the early-career roles that once built future leaders.