Fair employment
Companies cannot fire workers to replace them with AI, China courts rule
If AI restructuring is necessary, corporations should prioritise retraining staff
Chinese firm uses employee data to build AI worker, stoking job security debate
In some cases, firms secretly record workflows to create skill files and then use those as grounds for layoffs
Singapore unveils inaugural list of 300 employers recognised for career, wage progression
The Singapore Opportunity Index assesses employers across key workforce outcomes such as hiring, retention and gender parity
The economy needs a little bit of unfairness
In some ways, a lack of fairness actually powers the economy forward
F&B closures: retrenched, unpaid staff may be ahead of most creditors – but will they ever see their salaries?
If there is enough to go round, the next question is when they will be paid
Agoda layoffs: Clauses that deter workers from going to authorities ‘should not be included’
MOM does not proactively monitor severance agreements but will investigate upon complaints, says Manpower Minister Tan See Leng
We’re enshrining workplace fairness in law. Let’s go further
Singapore has come a long way in protecting workers against discrimination, but we need to make the framework stronger
Agoda’s severance saga is a warning for tech employers
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
New MOM index finds top employers across all sectors and sizes
What they have in common are ‘good human capital practices’, such as fair pay, employee retention
Singapore’s youth employment crunch demands a new vision for work
With 92 million jobs estimated by the World Economic Forum to be displaced globally by 2030, the stakes for today’s workforce are high
