Freelancing

A MAJOR Japanese trading company has relaxed its rules to allow employees to pursue side careers, such as being a YouTuber or an artist, aiming to retain younger workers who are demanding more flexibl...

Even in boom times, independent workers have to manage different income streams, budget and be able to pivot when the unexpected arises.

FASTCO, best known for its blue-collar job portal FastJobs, has launched a freelance work platform in Singapore to connect gig workers and employers.

THE Singapore government is studying if its Contribute-As-You-Earn (CAYE) scheme can be extended to the private sector, following an "encouraging take-up" in the public sector, according to Minister f...

THIS comes amid an "encouraging" take-up of CAYE in the public sector, said Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng in a speech at the PropNex Mid-Year Convention 2021.

WHILE the recent increase in contract workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic may not necessarily be sustained as the labour market normalises, the longer-term trend is likely here to stay, said analysts.

ANNA Codrea-Rado made a name for herself as a freelance journalist, building an audience of 2,500 for her email newsletter, Lance, aimed at helping other independent writers.

IN a blog post on Tuesday, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) assistant secretary-general Patrick Tay said he will seek to review various legislations to better represent self-employed persons.

THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has formed two new groups to represent freelance and self-employed (FSE) individuals - one for delivery riders and the other for creative content professional...