Children Deserve to Be Children, to Live, Learn and Play Comfortably, Safely and Most Importantly, Happily Singapore is recently ranked as the best country for children to survive, live, learn, play and grow to become well-rounded adults, beating European countries. For years, European countries have dominated the spot for being the best place for children…
Singapore Tops Competitive Economy Ranking – Jumping from Third Place Last Year to First Singapore emerged top in the competitive economy ranking, two weeks after another report on quality of life showed that the country had improved its ranking. Singapore has emerged as the world’s most competitive economy, jumping from third place last year to first. The Lion…
SingPass Mobile Now Available to Be Used as National Digital Identity to Access Certain Services The SingPass Mobile app will now be available to resident with features such as the national digital identity which will be allowed for some services. The SG-Verify developed by the Government which will allow Singapore residents to use their SingPass…
Structured Training for Staff in Singapore – The Way for More Growth and Productivity Employers in Singapore are being urged by the National Wages Council (NWC) to provide more structured training for their staff. NWC believes that structured training for staff in Singapore is the way forward if an employer wants to see more growth…
Labour Market Report Advance Release 1Q 2019 – An Overview on Employment Rates and Retrenchments Regardless of the indication of the economy facing a little turbulence in 2019, initial readings indicate that the market is still standing strong. Employment rates were going up whilst retrenchments remain unchanged. However, employment rates amongst residents went up as…
Singapore’s Real Total Wages in 2019 Might Not Be as Optimistic as Last Year While Singapore’s employment scene faced strong growth in 2018, upping the real wages to 4.2% last year, Real total wages in 2019’s prospects might not be as promising. Economists are predicting a less than optimistic outcome for Singapore’s labour market in…
Preparing and Filing Financial Statements Becomes Manageable With Standard Format Enhancements Made Available Corporate companies now can file their financial statements better with new XBRL updates released by the BizFinx preparation tool. Most companies doing business in Singapore are required to file their financial statements and submit them to the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority…
Contactless Card Payments (SimplyGo System) Available in Singapore from June for Trains and Buses Singapore commuters will be able to pay for their public transportation on buses and trains using their contactless credit cards or mobile phones with the SimplyGo system from 6 June. Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has expanded their SimplyGo system to…
The Labour Movement Is Concerned About How Will Workers Face the Fourth Industrial Revolution After the third industrial revolution, workers have been doing jobs more or less the same way, albeit with the advent of computerisation. For many, computerisation was thought to be the peak of modernisation. Yet, here we are today facing another industrial…
Foreign Workers From Other Industries Joins Orientation Programme – Help Them Adapt to Living and Working in Singapore Since October 2018, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has appointed Migrant Workers Centre (MWC) to conduct SIP for first time non-Malaysian foreign workers in the Construction sector. The SIP began in October 2018 and ended in March…