Jeanette Tan

Jeanette Tan

Jeanette Tan is Deputy Web Editor at BT. Her work currently focuses on online user experience, optimising story curation and also in making the work we do more accessible to a larger online audience. She held editing, writing and reporting positions at a variety of online news outlets in the decade prior to joining SPH.

Offices for Twitter in San Francisco, on Oct. 6, 2022.

Big Tech, big layoffs – the tally so far

S Iswaran faces a total of 27 charges including corruption and obstructing the course of justice.

Iswaran’s 27 charges: the details

It helps to have a couple of evasive answers for an exit interview, to avoid putting yourself in a tough spot.
LIFE’S WORK

Acing the exit interview, and why you shouldn’t use it to let loose

As the cost of medical care continues to inflate, it is important for employers to ensure their existing healthcare insurance sufficiently covers these increases.
LIFE’S WORK

This new year, take healthcare benefits seriously when picking your next job

A survey by audit giant Ernst & Young (EY) Advisory found that 45 per cent of employees in Singapore are likely to resign from their current workplaces in the next 12 months.

Almost half of Singapore workers seeking new jobs even as economic outlook weakens

There are several reasons we fear saying "I don't know" in the workplace setting, but they're worth examining to determine if we can find a safe context to do so.
LIFE’S WORK

Why is it so hard to say ‘I don’t know’ at work?

From left: Nomura's Kelvin Ho, AIA Singapore's Wong Sze Keed and Dell's Ng Tian Beng.
LEADERSHIP

‘The investment we make will pay off’: 3 Singaporean leaders explain why they’re prioritising mental health

When you think of a user guide as a go-to before using a product or appliance, to make sure you use it well and take good care of it, it makes perfect sense to have one for people, too..
LIFE’S WORK

Looking to connect better with your team? Try writing a user guide – on how to work with you

(Clockwise from top left:) The Citroen C4 Feel, the Kia Cerato SX, the Suzuki Swift 1.2 and the Mazda 3 1.5 Classic.

The COE brake on car sales

Because the majority of goods produced in Singapore are not consumed or purchased locally, strong global demand for our goods is key to our economic growth.
BT EXPLAINS

Singapore’s NODX and factory output have been sliding. What does that mean for the economy?