Bringing talent back into workforce
A returner programme that allows professionals to resume careers after an extended break can help companies win the war for talent.
THE Covid-19 crisis has pushed unemployment in Singapore to its highest level in more than a decade, as part of a severe global recession that has affected women more than men. There is a real possibility that some of the progress made toward closing gender gaps in many countries, including Singapore, may be erased.
Yet there is hope for a fairly swift rebound, if companies sta…
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