Jobs and skills

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

Across companies in Singapore and beyond, strong performers are being let go as their roles get absorbed

“Findings suggest that roles are being reconfigured, rather than phased out, as demand for AI-related jobs rose,” the PwC report noted.

Singapore public sector commands highest AI salary premium as job postings surge: PwC study

The share of artificial intelligence-related listings is up at 5.3% in 2025, from 3.3% the previous year

Total employment's expansion in Q1 is underpinned by stronger resident employment gains.

Singapore’s total employment growth slows in Q1; job vacancies dip while retrenchments inch up

Labour market conditions should stay resilient, but firms will be more cautious in hiring, raising wages: MOM

Once in the hundreds, postings for the City of London’s corporate lawyers, software developers, management consultants and digital marketing managers have all slumped into the double-digits. 

AI turns coders, lawyers and analysts into ghosts of London’s past

Businesses have invested a lot in the technology, but the radical gains many hoped for have yet to materialise

Foundit Insights Tracker data show that green jobs’ share of total hiring posts has increased to 4.4 per cent in the first five months of 2026, from 2.8 per cent in 2023.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 198: UBS cuts Asia ESG staff; S-E Asian renewables assets face high climate risk

This week in ESG: Swiss bank sheds four of seven Asia sustainability team staff; Zurich Insurance finds 75 per cent of assets at high risk of severe climate impact by 2030

(From right) Victor Chua, Dean Tong and host Claressa Monteiro.

My job, my skills, my future

As AI continues to reshape workflows and redefine jobs, how should employees in Singapore prepare for the future.

The learner profiles point to a broader lesson: training transfer is not based on the individual worker alone.

The 3 types of learners in Singapore – and how they affect workplace productivity

Sending workers for skills training is just half the picture – employers need to reshape the office, too

Looking ahead, the ministry expects real wage growth to remain “positive but moderated” amid geopolitical and inflation uncertainties.

Singapore real wages up an improved 4% in 2025 as inflation eases; nominal wage growth slows: MOM

Fewer firms increase salaries last year, though the proportion of profitable establishments grows

The Bac Lieu wind farm in southern Vietnam. Many Asia-Pacific economies are targeting substantial increases in clean electricity generation by 2035.

Asia-Pacific’s energy transition demands a labour market transformation

With a skilled and supported workforce, the region’s clean energy future will leave no one behind