BT's Top Stories from Last Week

Expats head for the exit as Singapore's Covid controls bite

Covid has prompted soul-searching among many relatively affluent expats in Singapore, where foreigners workers make up a fifth of the 5.5 million population.

Japanese dining scene heats up with 5 new restaurants to check out in Singapore

It's a demand that Japanese chefs and food and beverage (F&B) investors are enthusiastically tapping into, as many of the former are wooed away from their workplaces to strike out on their own, with generous financial backing.

No Signboard receives letters of demand from landlords

No Signboard has received letters of demand from the landlords of 2 of its fast-food outlets, for more than S$176,000 in arrears of rental and other monies owing.

Employees should prepare to work longer hours to cover colleagues as Omicron cases spike: Tripartite advisory

Employers of workers in essential services that are covered by Part 4 of the Employment Act - such as those working in transport and healthcare - can also consider applying for exemptions from overtime limits, said the advisory.

High employment but lower salaries for degree holders in Covid-19 years: MOM

The employment rate of degree holders aged 25 to 64 edged up to 87.7 per cent in 2021, having stayed stable in the previous 2 years at 87.6 per cent.