UBS

Private banks intensify efforts to build Singapore talent bench as wealth sector booms

2026-10-13T10:45:36.000Z
Only 69% of Singapore workers surveyed by PwC are confident about their job security over the next 12 months, down from 84% in 2024.

Singapore workers embrace AI faster than global peers, but fewer feel secure in their jobs: PwC survey

2026-10-12T04:58:22.000Z
The bank is committed to investing in the next generation and building the workforce UOB will need in the years ahead, says CEO Wee Ee Cheong.

‘We will not stop hiring’: UOB CEO on plans to recruit 1,000 graduates as AI reshapes entry-level work

2026-10-08T04:00:00.000Z
Despite the sector’s cost pressures, more F&B entities opened than closed in most years between 2015 and 2025, Parliament was told.

F&B sector will have to use tech and other means to beat manpower crunch: Low Yen Ling

2026-10-07T08:15:26.000Z
Among retrenched PMETs who have found work again, about six in 10 earn more than before their retrenchment at both the 12 and 24-month marks.

Retrenched PMETs who return on lower pay see median 25% wage cut

2026-10-06T05:15:58.000Z
The Tripartite Workgroup on Human Capital Capability Development hopes to double the pool of certified HR professionals to 18,000 by 2030.

Report okayed by government calls for certified HR professional for larger firms from July 2028

2026-09-24T02:00:00.000Z
Singapore’s next labour market challenge may not be simply about creating enough jobs, but also helping workers move successfully into them.
THINKING ALOUD

Singapore has jobs, but can retrenched workers get them?

2026-09-23T23:00:00.000Z
Newly-elected SNEF president Kuah Boon Wee has served on the employers’ federation’s council since 2015.

Kuah Boon Wee elected SNEF president for 2026-2028 term

2026-09-22T12:11:17.000Z
The possibility that a split between business outcomes and employment conditions is emerging among economic outperformers raises a red flag.
NEWS ANALYSIS

When growth sectors shed workers, it’s time to mind the gap

2026-09-22T11:17:15.000Z
From left: SBF CEO Kok Ping Soon; BCG Singapore managing director and senior partner Mariam Jaafar; and RSM Singapore head of advisory Terence Ang speaking to media ahead of the launch event.

SBF launches tool to help firms assess ‘future readiness’, address capability gaps

2026-09-21T04:00:00.000Z