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AI trainer emerges as fastest-growing cross-border role: New report

Insights from global workforce platform Deel also shows high demand for product leaders and developers, as companies recalibrate hiring strategies in a borderless digital world

Mollie Rogers Jean De Dieu says engagement is not about presence – it’s about emotional connection. She wears a tweed coat and leather pumps from Longchamp.
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Why emotions shouldn’t be swept under the rug – even at work

This business leader has good reasons for her passionate advocacy for emotional inclusion

Only 14% of Singapore employees use company-provided tools exclusively – among the lowest in compliance globally.
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Singapore employees are embracing AI – but not company-provided ones

Survey also finds that only 32% of staff intend to stay at organisations that are not listening enough to them

The Workfare Skills Support scheme was first announced in Budget 2025.

Workfare training allowance raised up to S$18,000 a year for lower-wage workers

The Workfare Skills Support (Level-Up) scheme targets lower-wage workers over 30

Capella Hotels & Resorts, at third, was the highest-ranked employer to have its global headquarters here.

Capella, Micron, DHL, ST Telemedia: Almost one-third of firms on regional list of top employers have Singapore presence

The markets are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

Slightly over one-third of firms plan to offer bonuses of up to 1.5 months, down one percentage point from a year earlier.

Singapore firms plan to dial back on raises, bonuses amid uncertainty: survey

Over one-fifth of companies intend to give out increments of less than 3%

Commuters at a subway station near the Zhongguancun tech hub, during morning rush hour in Beijing.  China has a long average working week – at 46.1 hours in 2024, according to the ILO.

In China, whispers of change as some companies tell staff to work less

Analysts say the mandatory clock-offs seem to have been prompted by changes to EU labour laws rather than a welling up of social pressure within the country

With streamlined HR systems, companies like PropertyGuru are making it easier for managers to access team information and make hiring decisions.
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How a leading property platform streamlined its HR system with simpler approval processes and reduced hiring time

PropertyGuru partnered with Workday to streamline HR processes, cutting contract preparation time while enabling better performance tracking and employee self-service