

Labour market
Labour market
Singapore restricts work flexibility for some foreign employees
Singapore is tightening restrictions on intra-corporate transferees, one category of workers brought from overseas offices of multinational corporations, the Straits Times reported.
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Resident employment levels in 3Q2020 now back to near pre-Covid-19 levels: MOM
Resident employment levels in September 2020 (at 2.34 million) have returned to near pre-Covid-19 levels, announced the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in its Labour Market Report for 3Q2020 on Dec 17.
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A merrier hiring outlook expected in Singapore in 1Q2021: ManpowerGroup survey
Jobseekers have cause for celebration as Singapore’s hiring pace in the first three months of 2021 is set to be the strongest in six years.
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Effects of Covid-19 on Singapore's workforce varied across sectors and ages; pace of increase in unemployment rate slowed in October
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on resident employment rate in Singapore has been varied across age groups, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) reveals in its Labour Market Report on Dec 3.
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Fall in Singapore's total employment and retrenchment improves in 3Q2020
Things appear to be improving in Singapore’s labour market, following the start of Phase 2 of the nation’s reopening on June 19.
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Singapore's jobless rate edges up further in August
Singapore’s labour market is still under the weather from the Covid-19 health-turned-economic crisis, despite the resumption of activities such dining and in-store shopping.
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Singapore's unemployment rate rises further in August, nearing 2008-2009 GFC levels
Singapore’s labour market is still under the weather from the Covid-19 health-turned-economic crisis, despite the resumption of activities such as in-person dining in at restaurants and in-store sh
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Professional services sector offers about 9,000 opportunities in six months: MOM
Over 1,500 companies in the professional services sector have offered about 9,000 opportunities since April, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) revealed on October 1.
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Singapore's total employment falls to an all-time low in 2Q2020; retrenchments double
With Singapore’s economy contracting by a historic 13.2% in 2Q2020 ended June, it is no surprise that the labour market has been under the weather.
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Bleak hiring sentiment to continue into 4Q20: ManpowerGroup Survey
Jobseekers’ woes may well continue into the last quarter of the year, as the hiring pace in Singapore is expected to stay muted.