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Wages

Singapore

Singapore’s turnover rate rises more steeply amid steady wage growth: poll

Japanese workers' real cash earnings climbed 1.1 per cent in June from a year earlier, turning positive for the first time since March of 2022, the labour ministry reported on Tuesday.
International

Japan’s real wages fall for eighth month in August

The US is traditionally the global leader in family offices, but other wealth hubs such as Hong Kong, the UAE and Singapore have made concerted efforts recently to attract the secretive firms.
Wealth & Investing

US family offices pay world’s highest salaries to top money managers

废物管理公司“可瑞环境”（Cora Environment）位于裕廊岛上的废料转化能源设施。这座设施每天可焚烧处理多达1150吨废物，每小时产出高达200吨蒸气。其中120吨蒸气会通过管道网输往胜科工业发电厂，为裕廊岛上的工业企业供电。
Singapore

NTUC calls for local qualifying salary to be raised, to support lower-wage workers

Basic wage growth in the private sector – which is watched closely by the BOE – slowed to 4.7 per cent between May and July from 4.8 per cent in the three months to June.
International

UK jobs market slows again as payrolls and wage growth dip

Nominal wages in Japan increased 4.1 per cent in July from a year earlier, accelerating from a revised 3.1 per cent gain in June, the labour ministry reported on Friday.
International

Japan’s wages gain most in seven months, boosting rate-hike bets

The exit of the country’s largest restaurant by sales is a blow to the association, which is the largest lobbying group for the industry at the national, state and local levels.
Consumer & Healthcare

McDonald’s exits restaurant group as wage rift divides industry

This growing pessimism is translating into more cautious wage policies. The share of businesses planning to freeze wages has risen to 41 per cent, from 35 per cent.
Singapore

More firms planning wage freezes as outlook sours: SBF survey

FILE PHOTO: EU flags hang outside the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo
International

EuroZone wage growth quickens, backing ECB caution on rates

The increases and planned bumps mark a stark turnaround after pay was lowered over the past few years and bonuses and perks were gutted.
Banking & Finance

Junior bankers win up to 30% pay hikes in Hong Kong deals boom

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