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Daily Briefing: Carousell's value surges to $850m after merger; HR exec salaries to hit $300,000 in 2020
Daily Briefing: Carousell's value surges to $850m after merger; HR exec salaries to hit $300,000 in 2020
And Cocoon Capital leads the $1m seed funding for SaaS-based security firm GuardRails.
Daily Briefing: Three in four students expect starting pay of over $3,000; EPS to co-launch global maritime accelerator
And Taiwan’s cloud provider CloudMile plans to enter Singapore in 2020.
Singaporeans' pay hike may moderate to 3% in 2020: study
Low inflation, tight labour supply and talent restrictions could keep salary high.
Spaze Ventures launches ESG-backed edtech accelerator
It will provide early-stage edtech startups with up to $500,000.
Here's how firms are revving up their wellness programmes
Employees can get a room for power naps, fitness programmes, and lunch-and-learn sessions.
Women occupy less than 14% of boardroom seats in Singapore: report
About 6% of board chair positions are assumed by women.
Strain on hiring to extend until end-2019: MAS
Wage growth is also likely to contract in the next two years.
7 in 10 Singaporeans want jobs with overseas travel
Nearly 4 in 5 are even willing to relocate for the role.
Hiring prospects amongst manufacturers at their worst in a decade
The sector contributed to 21% of total retrenchments in Q3.
Overseas returnees hit with job mismatches
Singapore’s returning expats are getting local “plus” salaries but many still struggle to fit in after a stint abroad.
1 in 3 employees worry about ageing's effects on hiring
Nearly a third think age was factored in their salaries.
Online hiring up 18% in Q3
Recruitment activity in the IT sector rose 46%.
Jobless rate up 2.3% in Q3
The unemployment rate amongst residents rose to 3.2%.
Retail workers expect highest pay bumps when switching jobs: survey
They expect pay bumps of at least 26.6%, higher than the average 22%.
1.4 million Singaporeans to get Bicentennial Bonus benefits in November
This follows the top-ups to Edusave accounts and PSEA in June.
Worker incomes doubled over two generations: MOF
If they were at the same age, a Gen-2 worker would earn $2,800 monthly whilst a Gen-4 worker would get $5,900.
Ageism plagues Singapore's workplace equality status: report
A third said age could lower their chances of being hired.
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