Coca-Cola Singapore opened its SGD 72 million plant Singapore, to manufacture and supply concentrate to markets in the Asia-Pacific region. The facility is the first concentrate plant for Coca-Cola in Singapore and one of its largest in Asia. The plant is expected to create up to 120 jobs. SoftLayer Technologies, a provider of Cloud, Dedicated, and…
The Ministry of Manpower released it’s latest report (2Q 2011, March to June 2011) on the Singapore job market. Here are the highlights: Total employment grew by 24,800 in the second quarter of 2011. Although the growth was lower than in the preceding quarter (28,300), it is comparable to the second quarter last year (24,900). With the…
Randstad recently published its Global Workmonitor report for Q3 2011. The study is conducted online among employees aged 18-65, working a minimum of 24 hours a week in a paid job (not self-employed). The minimum sample size is 400 interviews per country. Here are the survey results for Singapore, on issues such as part-time work and…
As per the Robert Walters Job Index, the number of job advertisements in Singapore grew by 24% in 2Q 2011, as compared to 1Q 2011. This as companies in both commerce and financial services enjoyed a healthier quarter following the more cautious outlook throughout Q1. This is further reflected in the significant 45% year-on-year growth…
Apple, Google & 3M were voted as the top 3 employers to work for in Singapore, as per the JobsCentral Employers of Choice Survey (University Edition).
During his National Day Rally 2011 speech, Prime Minister Lee spoke of several plans to improve the employment/job market for Singaporeans. He also assured Singaporeans that the government would continue to put locals first, in all their policies.
