Posts Tagged ‘employment’
Temp jobs now a permanent feature (ST 22 Mar)
Mar 22, 2010 working life Temp jobs now a permanent feature MOM figures show pool of contract staff has grown; 1 in 3 a poly or varsity grad By Dickson Li AMID the depths of the recession last year, accounts executive Wayne Ng [...]
Sociological View On Domestic Homicide and Murder-Suicide (helpstartshere.org)
Family Safety Current Trends – About Domestic Homicide and Murder-Suicide By Katherine van Wormer, MSSW, PhD Introduction Facts on Domestic Homicide Situations on Domestic Murder Suicide Risk [...]
Red light area gets out of line (The Star)
Saturday March 20, 2010 Red light area gets out of line Insight Down South by SEAH CHIANG NEE With Singapore allowing in a million foreigners in the past 10 years, it just had to happen. Recent police crackdowns on hot spots was an eye-opener on how [...]
Update on Online Petition: “Employ Singaporeans First!”
Dear Readers, We thanked readers who have supported the petition to "Employ Singaporeans First!". To date, a total of 315 signatures were collected after the initiation of the online petition on 7 Mar. We also want to thank Teamsek Review [...]
Migrating To New Zealand? Read on…(newzealandnow.govt.nz)
New Zealand prides itself on maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Types and location of businesses Roughly 97% of New Zealand businesses hire 20 or less people – so you’re likely to find yourself working for a small to medium sized [...]
44% of Our Workforce Are Non-Citizens! (Salary.sg)
The next time you hear the word “locals”, tell yourself it actually means “PRs and citizens”. Similarly, “foreigners” means “foreigners who are non-PRs”. Locals aren’t all Singapore citizens, and foreigners don’t include [...]
Falling prey in the Lion City – A Sabahan’s account of exploitation in S’pore (freemalaysiatoday)
Falling prey in the Lion City - A Sabahan's account of exploitation in S'pore http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt...-the-lion-city Falling prey in the Lion City (Part I) For Steven, a 40-something Sino-Kadazan man, leaving Sabah two [...]
Letter from a Reader: Singapore for Singaporeans!
Hi Gilbert, I may sound young to you at the age of 38 but I have my fair share of multiple disappointments with my struggle on employment here. Let me recount my story. Since graduating from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 1995, it felt like I was [...]
How to Create Real Jobs (Morning Money 12 Mar)
Australia's most outspoken financial commentary How to Create Real Jobs Friday, 12 March 2010 - Melbourne Australia By Kris Sayce How to Create Real Jobs 60-Second Market Round Up ---------------------------------- "BETTER THAN [...]
Door narrows for foreign workers in Singapore (AFP 14 Mar)
Door narrows for foreign workers in Singapore By Martin Abbugao (AFP) – 8 hours ago SINGAPORE — Construction workers from Bangladesh, hotel staff from the Philippines, waitresses from China, shipyard welders from Myanmar, technology [...]
Overview of Singapore Work Permit Schemes (Janus Corporate Solutions)
Overview of Singapore Work Permit Schemes The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of various work permit schemes available in Singapore. Singapore has become the ideal business and commercial hub in Southeast Asia partly due to [...]
Top 10 highest taxes in the world (moneycentral.msn.com 10 Mar)
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com..._blg=1,1692807 By David Seaman, MainStreet The U.S. doesn’t have it so bad tax-wise compared to other nations, despite what Glenn Beck would have you believe. Here‘s a rundown of average income tax [...]
Business Development Executive Job Opening: Salary $1500 – $1800 Too Low? (Jobsdb 5 Mar)
Dear Readers, I came across this job advertisement for the position of business development executive (entry level). The minimum educational level is diploma holder with 2 years experience but fresh graduates are invited to apply. Do you think [...]
Singapore: Hungry for Foreign Workers at All Skill Levels (Migration Information Source)
Singapore: Hungry for Foreign Workers at All Skill Levels By Brenda S.A. Yeoh National University of Singapore January 2007 Established as a British trading colony in 1819, the history and fortunes of Singapore, an island-state located [...]
Employer’s Response To Online Petition: “Employ Singaporeans First”
Dear Gilbert, I do understand your passionate fight for the rights of displaced PMETs. However, I would like to share my own experience with you. 1) It is a misconception that employers are kings now. I have been facing tremendous pressure [...]
