HR management

COMMENTARY

Why HR holds the key to Singapore’s most exciting economic chapter yet

2026-08-12T21:00:00.000Z
A Google DeepMind spokesperson denied that the company’s systems filter out applicants incorrectly. 

Google’s AI team tells job seekers its HR filters are unreliable

2026-08-10T23:23:23.000Z
From left: HR practitioner Rachel Foo, NTUC assistant secretary-general Patrick Tay, HR practitioner Tan Ai Sim and co-author Adrian Choo at the launch of the second edition of “Responsible Retrenchment” .

Don’t let the CFO take over retrenchments, urges HR expert

2026-07-31T03:30:50.000Z
People experience the organisation largely through their supervisors. 
THE BOTTOM LINE

The solution to employee disengagement is human

2026-07-01T23:00:00.000Z
Employees may grumble about long hours, difficult clients or demanding deadlines, but often the biggest push factor is how they are treated.
THINKING ALOUD

What makes a good job? Feeling that you matter

2026-07-01T23:00:00.000Z
When a job is restructured out of existence, the worker loses the career infrastructure, professional identity and forward momentum that was built around the role.

Why middle management isn’t ‘safe’ from AI displacement

2026-06-17T23:00:00.000Z
Treat workforce strategy as the primary driver of technology investment, not the afterthought.
THE BOTTOM LINE

HR must disrupt itself first or become irrelevant in the AI era

2026-05-05T23:00:00.000Z
To navigate AI-driven change in the workplace, Singapore must shift towards a skills-based economy that gives both employees and employers greater agility.

How humans can lead as AI transforms work

2026-05-03T23:00:00.000Z
We must ask whether our system makes having children a viable choice, says the writer.
THE BROAD VIEW

Want to solve Singapore’s fertility problem? Start by rethinking caregiving at work

2026-05-01T23:00:00.000Z
Many of our social and corporate systems are built to favour those who can project confidence, command airtime and manage upwards.

The quiet cost of a noisy workplace

2026-04-30T23:00:00.000Z