HALF, or 205 out of 510 companies surveyed, are planning to increase headcount come the fourth quarter of this year despite economic and geopolitical headwinds, according to a survey by staffing firm ManpowerGroup published on Tuesday (Sept 13). While hiring sentiments have dipped by 4 percentage points from the last quarter, such sentiments showed an […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – The number of start-ups from Singapore venturing overseas through Enterprise Singapore’s Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) acceleration programmes has ballooned to more than 400 in less than five years. One of the more popular destinations is Vietnam, with its large workforce, lower labour costs and sizeable market, say experts. “The labour force in Vietnam is increasingly […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S unemployment rates in July remained low at pre-pandemic levels, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Friday (Sep 9). The overall unemployment rate held steady at 2.1 per cent, unchanged from the previous month. Resident unemployment increased slightly to 2.9 per cent from 2.8 per cent in June; citizen unemployment was unchanged at […]
Read MoreWHILE prices of Housing Board (HDB) resale transactions logged their 26th consecutive month of increase in August, their volumes remained on a downtrend to potentially signal a drop in demand. According to flash estimates from property portal SRX and 99.co released on Thursday (Sep 8), resale prices increased a marginal 0.4 per cent in August from the […]
Read MoreSingapore won’t limit the number of applicants for its newest work permit, Minister of Manpower Tan See Leng said, as the city-state seeks to burnish its appeal to the best minds globally. The introduction of the Overseas Networks and Expertise (ONE) pass last week as well as other steps that make it easier to hire […]
Read MorePrices of hotel rooms in Singapore are soaring as a result of the influx of overseas visitors following the easing of restrictions, Bloomberg reported. At S$259 a night, the average hotel room rate in July 2022 rose nearly 70 per cent year-on-year. Per night rates have reached a level not seen since September 2012, which was a […]
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