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4 weeks ago | 
humanresourcesonline.net | Sarah Gideon |Colette Wong
On the other hand, retail and commerce ranked the lowest among all industries, with an average score of just 60.10 out of 100.
Workplace satisfaction is more important than ever before for retaining employees, with one recent survey finding that 77% of workers were more likely to stay with an employer if they were satisfied with their company’s organisational culture.
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1 month ago | 
humanresourcesonline.net | Aditi Sharma Kalra |Sarah Gideon
Additionally, leaders who have a vision and are able to share their long-term goals and missions clearly are more likely to improve employee effectiveness. A collaborative study by researchers at Durham University Business School and Athens University of Economics and Business underscores the role empathy and effective communication play in enhancing the performance of remote and hybrid workers.
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1 month ago | 
humanresourcesonline.net | Sarah Gideon |Colette Wong
Intense rainfall may overwhelm drains and canals temporarily, causing flash floods, PUB said.
Singapore's National Water Agency, PUB, has announced in a Facebook post that rainy weather can be expected in the next few days.
According to an advisory by Meteorological Service Singapore has predicted a monsoon surge between 19 to 21 March, which will bring moderate to heavy showers over the island, and with temperatures expected to drop to a possible 22°C.
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1 month ago | 
humanresourcesonline.net | Sarah Gideon |Colette Wong
"While Malaysia maintains a neutral position on unilateral sanctions, companies operating in Malaysia are advised to be aware of other countries' unilateral export controls which apply to their international business activities to avoid such sanctions on their goods or services," the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry expressed.
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1 month ago | 
humanresourcesonline.net | Colette Wong |Sarah Gideon
Whether a mentor at work, or a single mother who raised her children, these women have played a pivotal role in shaping these six leaders into who they are today.
As we celebrate women and #AccelerateAction this International Woman’s Day, we at HRO asked HR leaders to share a woman in their life that has inspired them to do better each day.
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1 month ago | 
humanresourcesonline.net | Sarah Gideon |Colette Wong
Dear Reader,Did you know that it will take until the year 2158 to reach full gender parity? This International Women’s Day, the need to #AccelerateAction emphasises the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality and calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres.
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2 months ago | 
humanresourcesonline.net | Aditi Sharma Kalra |Sarah Gideon
We all set goals for ourselves that we often do not meet. If you've been struggling to find time to be physically active, bookmark this as inspiration. You start the week thinking, you'll get up early do do yoga, or you pack your sports wear, hoping to hit the gym after office, or if you're really ambitious, you make a plan to skip lunch to get a long walk in instead - and while we hope all of those plans come true, we know that reality is often different.
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2 months ago | 
humanresourcesonline.net | Priya Sunil |Sarah Gideon |Colette Wong
A redesigned SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit will see the availability of $10,000 for eligible companies from the second half of 2026, to offset out-of-pocket costs for eligible workforce transformation initiatives.
- Report by Priya Sunil & Umairah Nasir, with inputs from Colette Wong & Sarah Gideon.
Singapore’s Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Lawrence Wong delivered the Budget 2025 statement in Parliament earlier today (Tuesday, 18 February 2025).
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2 months ago | 
humanresourcesonline.net | Sarah Gideon |Colette Wong
Singapore’s Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Lawrence Wong, will deliver the #SGBudget2025 speech for Financial Year 2025 in Parliament today (Tuesday, 18 February 2025) at 3:30 PM.
Follow this page for real-time updates as the Budget unfolds, and don’t miss our in-depth post-Budget analysis in our daily e-Bulletin.
Stay tuned for the latest updates! In the meantime, check out our coverage on what HR leaders are hoping for in Budget 2025. -
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2 months ago | 
humanresourcesonline.net | Sarah Gideon |Colette Wong
From continued support for skills development for employees, to deepened employment opportunities across workforce demographics, let's take a look at what leaders we spoke to are on the lookout for.
- Report by Colette Wong, Priya Sunil & Sarah Gideon.
Singapore's economy experienced a robust growth of 4.4% in 2024, surpassing earlier estimates, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).
