Retail and Tourism roles drive high demand: Monster Employment Index Overall hiring improved by 31 per cent on a year-on-year basis Retail led with triple-digit growth of 321% annually in the Malaysian job market Demand for professionals across Hospitality and Travel roles surged as tourism bounces back in the country KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, July 15,... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s labour market improved in the third quarter of this year, compared with the second quarter, despite the continuing heightened Covid-19 restrictions, the Manpower Ministry (MOM) said in advanced estimates released on Friday (Oct 29). The number of retrenchments fell and total employment decline also slowed – thanks to resident employment, which covers... » read more
SINGAPORE, Aug 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – SEEK Limited (SEEK), the Australian listed tech company which owns two leading online employment marketplaces JobStreet and JobsDB in Southeast Asia, today announced a USD48M investment in JobKorea, Korea’s largest online employment platform. SEEK will own a 10% stake, and Peter Bithos, CEO of SEEK... » read more
SINGAPORE – The heightened domestic Covid-19 restrictions and multiplying coronavirus infections globally due to the highly contagious Delta variant could put the brakes on Singapore’s labour market recovery, observers told The Straits Times. Total employment, excluding migrant domestic workers, fell by 15,700 in the second quarter of this year, according to a report of preliminary... » read more
SINGAPORE – Already struggling with a shortage of foreign domestic workers because of the Covid-19 pandemic, employment agencies and potential employers here have been dealt another blow by the latest restrictions on entry for work pass holders. On May 7, the Manpower Ministry announced that all new entry approvals for work pass holders from countries... » read more
SINGAPORE – Foreigners accounted for almost nine in 10 of Singapore’s total employment contraction in the first three quarters of this year, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)’s labour market report out on Thursday (Dec 17). This was due to a strong rebound in the employment of residents, namely Singaporeans and permanent residents, said... » read more
SINGAPORE – Three new features have been rolled out on the national jobs portal MyCareersFuture to strengthen progressive hiring practices among employers. A key thrust of the portal is to “provide as many job seekers as possible a fair chance at the roles advertised”, said Workforce Singapore (WSG), the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive... » read more
SHENZHEN, CHINA, Oct 31, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – The Greater Bay Area / GBA Youth Entrepreneurship (Employment) Camp, open for only three months, proudly announces success in helping overseas students find jobs and start their own businesses. More than 50 job seekers and entrepreneurs have joined the Camp for consultation and classes, while 16... » read more
Singapore’s labour market showed signs of improvement in the third quarter but the overall picture remains gloomy amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, economists said. Preliminary data released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) yesterday showed that total employment continued to contract, as retrenchments and unemployment rates rose in the July to September period. But there... » read more