Automation helps firm cope with labour crunch
Manufacturer Koei Tool restructured its production process last year, so it could continue making plastic injection moulds despite the many challenges such as staff shortages that it later faced in […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Oct 18
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Oct 18. Firms in S’pore told to be responsible, sensitive if retrenching staff Employers must ensure objective criteria and lean […]
S’poreans snap up SIA dining offers to support airline, enjoy experience
SINGAPORE – They have been dating for about a year and on Oct 25, Mr Nicholas Lim and his girlfriend, Ms Eleanor Teo, will be boarding an aircraft together for […]
Unlinked migrant worker is sole Covid-19 community case
A 49-year-old Bangladeshi migrant worker was the sole community case reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) last night. His case is currently unlinked. He was asymptomatic and was detected […]
Striving to make a difference at UN World Food Programme
Growing up in Siglap, Ms Rathi Pala Krishnan, now 44, would sometimes go along with her mother to the hospital where she worked as a medical social worker. The experience […]
Unforgettable memories from war-torn Sudan and Rwanda
From the six-year-old orphan she met in Rwanda, who had “a smile like the sun” despite losing his entire family in the genocide, to the mothers in Sudan, who queued […]
This recession is hurting women workers more
As if working mothers did not have enough to worry about, experts are sounding the alarm that progress towards gender equality may be the latest in a long list of […]
Tips for managing work stress
It’s no surprise many of us are stressed given the way the pandemic has put jobs at risk and forced people to drastically change where and how they work, but […]
How to prevent robots from taking your job
You probably think that the most important person in a restaurant is the chef. After all, a good one can make excellent dishes that will attract hordes of hungry diners. […]
Special skills, good service make workers valuable
I paid about $2,000 to a well-known company to have my home painted a couple of years ago. I expected a team of workers to be deployed, but, to my […]
Me & My Money: Education the best investment to make, says financial services exec
Hitting the books can be a slog for anyone, but moving up the learning curve can be the best investment decision you could ever make, reckons financial services executive Sam […]
Employers should retrench based on merit, but also retain more locals under updated advisory
SINGAPORE – Objective reasons such as merit should be the basis for retrenchments, but employers should also lean in favour of retaining Singaporeans and permanent residents in their workforce. The […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Oct 17
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Oct 17. Active Covid-19 cases fall below 100 for the first time in Singapore since March 12 30 patients […]
Genetic scissors from bacteria, a tool to slice and dice code of life
SINGAPORE – “When will YOU win a Nobel Prize?” Scientists receive regular reminders of how important this prize is in their relatives’ (and the public’s) mind. For many, the Nobel […]
Social distancing rules in Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore and Hong Kong have adopted different social distancing norms to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is a look at the rules implemented by the authorities at present. Any changes […]
Community heroes hailed for kind acts amid Covid-19
With the coronavirus pandemic raging, Ms Sherry Soon, 39, founder of local ground-up movement Be Kind SG, wanted to give front-line healthcare workers an extra boost. In early February, she […]
Beware financial crisis emerging: World Bank
WASHINGTON • World Bank chief economist Carmen Reinhart said the coronavirus pandemic is turning into a major economic crisis and warned of the possibility of a financial crisis emerging. “This […]
Tencent chooses co-working space for its first Singapore office
Tencent Holdings has chosen a co-working space for its first office in Singapore, joining other Chinese technology giants in using the city state as a launching pad into the rest […]
Garment workers hanging by a thread amid price-cut demands
DHAKA • Millions of garment workers could lose their jobs, with global brands demanding price cuts and delaying payments to suppliers which are desperate for orders to survive the Covid-19 […]
Goh Jin Hian quits as New Silkroutes chairman amid probe
New Silkroutes Group chairman Goh Jin Hian and finance director William Teo Thiam Chuan have quit amid Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) investigations. Dr Goh quit “to devote more time to […]