Case Study

While there are no specific regulations protecting employees with disabilities in Singapore, those who feel discriminated against have been encouraged to reach out to the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) for mediation or counsel. Over the years, TAFEP has observed that some employers still misunderstand the needs of persons with disab...

An employer in Singapore was recently barred from offering government-subsided traineeships and attachments after an employment dispute involving a former trainee went viral. ‘Michael’ had accepted a 12-month traineeship program with the employer under the SGUnited initiative, which was introduced to support companies’ manpower issues amidst the pandemic. It was reported tha...

As the standard-bearer in the war against COVID-19, it should be unsurprising that one in three HR professionals are unhappy at work. The recent study, conducted during the pandemic, found that nearly half are unsatisfied with their jobs, compared to pre-COVID times. Besides feeling the brunt of their new roles as crisis managers and having to ‘manage fires’ left and right o...

The past few months have been a rollercoaster of change As the world starts to accept remote work as a constant, employers are understandably left with more questions than answers. While there is no denying that remote work saved many businesses, it was never really considered a realistic, long-term, plan. Employers entered a sort of social experiment with WFH. Would it work...

Employees and leaders at all levels were forced to get used to a digital way of working – something discussed in theory as a ‘future of work’, but rarely applied in full as organizations saw pushback from leaders or resistance from staff. Leaders were especially forced to adopt flexible ways of working and accept the fact that workers can still be productive if allowed to wo...

History of Blue Monday The term was coined by Dr. Cliff Arnall, in conjunction with Sky Travel, who calculated the precise day by looking at weather (W), post-holiday debt (d), time since Christmas (T), failing New Year’s resolutions (Q), low motivation (M), and a lack of decisive action (Na). Whatever the etymology behind the name, or the sturdiness of the data, Blue Monday...

As we head back to work, HR practitioners need to step up to help struggling staff. Indeed 2020 has been a challenging year for HR practitioners, with many quoting it “worst year of their career’. With the festive break, it offered some respite for the overwhelmed despite spending Christmas remotely or far away from family. What is January Blues? Deemed as “post-Holiday blue...

By treating your employees fairly and providing them with opportunities to grow, it will help you achieve your ideas and hit your business goals. What exactly is Human Resources? Human Resources (HR) is the management and development of employees in an organization. Which then, increases employee performance. In traditional terms, HR is focused on hiring, firing, and annual ...