Singapore manpower

Singapore to open select sectors to Timor-Leste workers; step up healthcare, Asean cooperation

From left: Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth David Neo meeting the media to deliver the midterm update on the Economic Strategy Review in January.

Singapore releases Economic Strategy Review Final Report with more detailed proposals

Gallup’s research suggests managers have a substantial influence on workforce engagement.

Singapore’s disengagement crisis costs the economy US$73 billion a year

Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, senior vice-president of field engineering and one of Databricks’ seven co-founders, says that the roles on hire span the “full gamut” of sales, engineering, marketing and other functions.

US startup Databricks to raise Singapore headcount by up to 50% as AI demand grows

From left: Claressa Monteiro, The Business Times' head of audio and host of the "Lens on Singapore" podcast, with Dean Tong, head of group human resources at UOB, and Victor Chua, deputy chief executive officer of NUS-ISS.

The biggest AI skill may not be technical

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

More cancer survivors are returning to work, but many continue to cope with fatigue, “brain fog” and other lasting effects of treatment that remain largely unseen in the workplace.
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More cancer survivors are returning to work. Are employers ready to support them?

Mizuho's Asia-Pacific chief executive Koichi Zaiki (left) and Asia-Pacific banking head Joris Dierckx.
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Mizuho plans more Singapore hiring to power next phase of Asia growth

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