Fair employment

In some cases, firms secretly record workflows to create skill files and then use those as grounds for layoffs

The Singapore Opportunity Index assesses employers across key workforce outcomes such as hiring, retention and gender parity

In some ways, a lack of fairness actually powers the economy forward

If there is enough to go round, the next question is when they will be paid

MOM does not proactively monitor severance agreements but will investigate upon complaints, says Manpower Minister Tan See Leng

Singapore has come a long way in protecting workers against discrimination, but we need to make the framework stronger

The firm is no stranger to job cuts: It let go of 1,500 staff globally in 2020 after the Covid-19 pandemic halted tourism

What they have in common are ‘good human capital practices’, such as fair pay, employee retention

With 92 million jobs estimated by the World Economic Forum to be displaced globally by 2030, the stakes for today’s workforce are high