Singapore's employment growth slowed in the first quarter of this year, according to the Manpower Ministry's latest labour report. Total employment grew by 4,900 in the first three months of this year, while unemployment also ticked up slightly to 2.1 per cent in March. Meanwhile, retrenchments in Singapore fell for th
Singapore's employment growth slowed in the first quarter of this year, according to the Manpower Ministry's latest labour report. Total employment grew by 4,900 in the first three months of this year, while unemployment also ticked up slightly to 2.1 per cent in March. Meanwhile, retrenchments in Singapore fell for th
More people who underwent training to switch to careers in air transportation are staying put. Of more than 4,300 people who enrolled in the Career Conversion Programme for the sector over the past six years, 9 in ten remained employed. Richa Mathew reports.
More than 3,000 workers from 150 companies got either a pay bump of an average of five per cent or career progression. A quarter of them are professionals, managers and executives. This is thanks to the labour movement's Company Training Committee initiative. Richa Mathew with more.
Close to 400 PUB grants for water efficiency projects have been awarded since 2007. These collectively save 70 million litres of water enough to fill 28 Olympic-sized pools each day. The grants encourage organisations to look at efficient and innovative ways to manage their water demand. At the National Water Age