Navigating the future workplace: Embracing FWAs in 2024
As Singapore and other regions embrace FWAs, businesses have a unique opportunity to redefine what the future of work will look like.
The retention equation: What makes employees stay?
Work-life balance and flexible arrangements are some of the top retention drivers today—share what matters most to you in HRM Asia’s poll.
Employment Hero launches SmartMatch in Singapore
Employment Hero’s SmartMatch eliminates writing job descriptions, advertising, and resume sifting to surface candidates faster.
Time to adapt: Singapore businesses gear up for flexible work guidelines
Deel’s Nadia Alaee, highlights what organisations need to understand to create successful flexible work strategies.
Improving mental health at work starts with increasing awareness
Besides providing access to mental health support, employers must also demonstrate a greater commitment to employee wellbeing.
Revolutionising workforce training for a dynamic hospitality landscape
With the launch of Ascott Global Academy for Excellence (AGAX), Ascott aims to empower its workforce for the future.
Singapore sees modest wage growth in 2023
Nominal wage growth for full-time resident employees in Singapore slowed to 5.2% in 2023, yet remained above pre-recession levels, MOM reports.
Empowering a more diverse workforce in Singapore with FWAs
Workplaces in Singapore should cultivate a culture of support and empathy for employees who are also caregivers.
Employees in Singapore feel most underpaid in Asia-Pacific
Singapore tops the Asia-Pacific region in workforce dissatisfaction with nearly half feeling underpaid, reveals ADP’s People at Work 2024 report.
Singapore making strides in leadership and boardroom diversity
Singapore has significantly increased gender diversity on corporate boards, with women now holding 23.7% of seats in top SGX-listed companies.
Singapore’s tight labour market poses recruitment challenges
An increase in job vacancies has been concentrated in certain growth sectors, while younger job seekers are taking longer to accept roles.
NUS transforms HR with tech to empower employees
Anna Ng, HR Tech Lead at the National University of Singapore, transformed the university’s HR landscape with a modern cloud-based HR system.
Changing the narrative for working fathers in Singapore
Despite nearly half of fathers not taking paternity leave, Sodexo is committed to changing this trend with supportive policies and open communication.
Agility, technology, humanity: Success factors of HR teams
Singapore Land Group received HR Team of the Year at the HR Fest Awards 2024, a testament to the team’s commitment to positive work culture.
Remote work or going overseas: What employees in Singapore want
Can remote work replace relocation dreams for employees in Singapore? Chew Siew Mee of Jobstreet by SEEK in Singapore gives her take.
Beyond hiring: How inclusion fuels innovation
Andrew Newmark shares how Marriott’s commitment to DE&I drives innovation and excellence across Asia-Pacific excluding China.
Google’s human-centric approach to pioneering workplace inclusion
Google’s Roman Matla champions a workplace culture that values diverse perspectives and fosters inclusivity through transparent practices.
Singapore’s payroll industry embraces automation and AI
The adoption of automation and AI by payroll professionals reflects a broader industry shift towards embracing these technologies.
Simplifying payroll for Singapore’s dynamic workforce
Dayforce Payroll is now available in Singapore to simplify HR management for organisations managing remote teams and facing complex compliance.
Embracing AI in healthcare: Preparing the workforce for the future
TTSH’s A/Prof Ng Yih Yng discusses AI’s role in revolutionising healthcare, emphasising strategic integration and workforce adaptation.
Mental health at work: Building an engaged and healthy workforce
Larisa Beckhouse Okeke, Cigna International Health, discusses how HR professionals can help inculcate good mental health practices at work.
Learning to thrive: How SPH Media is upskilling its workforce for the future
SPH Media’s talent development strategy, led by Maureen Wee, drives adaptability and collaboration to ensure journalistic integrity.
StarHub drives growth and fosters future-ready workforce with AI
StarHub’s Tan Toi Chia highlights the role AI plays in helping employees become more efficient and competitive.
How digital transformation is evolving leadership
Organisations like Inchcape have embraced digital transformation in their daily processes, including within leadership.
Singapore upholds fair compensation in flexible work
Ministers have advocated for fair compensation, while challenging the notion of reduced pay on flexible work arrangements.
DBS reimagines workspaces for the hybrid era
Erwin Chong is spearheading the bank’s pioneering approach to hybrid workspaces, emphasising employee-centric design and collaboration.
Organisations in Singapore ahead of neighbours in AI usage
Organisations in Singapore are faster than their counterparts within the region to adopt AI processes, more action is required to stay ahead of the curve.
Singapore to unveil new scheme to support unemployed employees
A re-employment support scheme will be launched by the government in response to involuntary unemployment amid changing economic conditions.
Fewer grads from private universities find employment within six months
The number of private university graduates from Singapore finding full-time work after graduation in half a year has decreased from the year before.
HR Tech Festival Asia 2024: Employees first for a resilient future
To thrive in 2024 and beyond, organisations must prioritise the importance of human-centric policies and initiatives.