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Future-focused HR policy means valuing older workers too

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Janice Heng

Janice Heng

Published Mon, Mar 23, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    FROM aiming to find jobs for workers even before they are retrenched, to assessing what skills will be needed in the future and valuing older workers, a forward-looking approach to manpower is key, said OCBC Bank's head of human resources Jason Ho.

    Measures announced in Budget 2020 and the ensuing Commitee of Supply exemplify this, he said in an interview with The Business Times.

    Older workersSingapore Budget 2020

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