The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) published the results of its Singapore Labour Force Survey, for the year 2011. Here are the highlights: Growth in Singapore’s resident labour force moderated in 2011, reflecting the absolute decline in number of permanent residents in the population. The pool of economically active residents increased over the year by 1.6% in June…
According to a survey by eFinancialCareers, a job site focussed on finance roles, the number of advertisements for banking and finance jobs in Singapore increased by 34%, as compared to the same time last year (3Q 2010). As per the survey, Financial institutions hired aggressively in sales, marketing as well as risk management. The picture for…
Singapore’s 76,000 civil servants will receive a year-end bonus amounting to 1.75 months’ salary. This amount comprises the following: -> 0.75-month of year-end Annual Variable Component (AVC) -> 1-month Non-Pensionable Annual Allowance (NPAA), also known as the 13th-month payment Last year, the civil servant bonus amount was equal to 2 months’ salary. They also received…
The ‘Top 50 Women In World Business’ list is compiled by an independent jury aided by Egon Zehnder International, the executive recruitment group. It aims to celebrate women who hold the ultimate (group level) responsibility for their companies and comprises the elite of female leadership across the world. This year three women from Singapore made it…
The results of the JobsCentral Work Happiness Indicator 2011 were announced. The survey aims to measure how happy employees are in Singapore, on various work attributes that they consider important. A total of 2,385 working adults participated in this year’s survey. The average overall score on the Work Happiness Indicator is 57.4 out of 100. This is…
Employees in Singapore can expect to receive on average a 4.5% salary increase in 2012 - higher than the 4.1% wage hike they received this year. This is according to the latest Salary Trends Survey by ECA International. With inflation expected to moderate next year, salaries of Singapore employees will be better off in real terms…
