Singapore hiring pace likely to slow down in Q3: survey
ManpowerGroup poll finds that hiring intentions dip 6 percentage points year on year
Singapore
THE hiring pace is likely to slow down in the next three months in Singapore - the weakest outlook in eight years, based on the employment outlook survey by ManpowerGroup released on Monday.
Of the 632 employers in Singapore polled by the US-based employment firm, 8 per cent expected to increase headcount in the July-September quarter, 4 per cent planned to decrease headcount while 60 per cent anticipated no change.
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