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Sharon Salim

Business Correspondent

As a business correspondent with The Straits Times, Sharon helps readers navigate work and life, focusing on jobs, manpower policies, workplace culture and trends. She had a fulfilling stint at one of the world’s largest environmental non-profit organisations, World Wide Fund for Nature, before joining CNA Women and becoming part of their pioneering team, writing about issues that impact women. She then joined the public service before returning to the newsroom two years later, in 2024. 

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Singapore must equip workers for AI-driven future: MOM, NTUC and SNEF

Manpower Minister Tan See Leng highlighted improvements in workers’ livelihoods, as real incomes for the median worker grew by 1.6 per cent per year over the past five years
Manpower Minister Tan See Leng highlighted improvements in workers’ livelihoods, as real incomes for the median worker grew by 1.6 per cent per year over the past five years

Singapore adds more jobs in Q1 of 2026 but fewer firms planning to hire, raise salaries

Total employment continued to grow for the 18th consecutive quarter since the last quarter of 2021.
Total employment continued to grow for the 18th consecutive quarter since the last quarter of 2021.

JLL retrenches some Singapore staff following restructuring

JLL Singapore has two offices – at Paya Lebar Quarter and CapitaSpring.
JLL Singapore has two offices – at Paya Lebar Quarter and CapitaSpring.

JPMorganChase tops Singapore’s best employer rankings; Asia Pacific Breweries retains No. 2 spot

JPMorganChase took the top spot in the Singapore's Best Employer 2026 survey.
JPMorganChase took the top spot in the Singapore's Best Employer 2026 survey.

Some S’pore firms freeze hiring, trim benefits as rising energy costs start to bite: Poll

Almost one in five companies polled reported significant cost increases exceeding 25 per cent.
Almost one in five companies polled reported significant cost increases exceeding 25 per cent.

PropertyLimBrothers disputes layoff reports, seeks legal advice amid restructuring

ST20260309_202639600805 Kua Chee Siong/ jlplb/ Exclusive interview with PropertyLimBrothers co-founder Adrian Lim, at the PropertyLimBrothers Studio located in Oxley BizHub 2, on March 9, 2026. He will be speaking about how the recent departure of two senior executives have impacted the firm and his immediate priorities on rebuilding the brand.
ST20260309_202639600805 Kua Chee Siong/ jlplb/ Exclusive interview with PropertyLimBrothers co-founder Adrian Lim, at the PropertyLimBrothers Studio located in Oxley BizHub 2, on March 9, 2026. He will be speaking about how the recent departure of two senior executives have impacted the firm and his immediate priorities on rebuilding the brand.

1 in 5 S’pore workers overqualified for their jobs, but most are there by choice: Studies

Most overqualified workers in Singapore chose to be in less demanding roles for reasons like better work-life balance and personal interests.
Most overqualified workers in Singapore chose to be in less demanding roles for reasons like better work-life balance and personal interests.

DHL unit retrenches S’pore workers in ‘restructuring exercise for long-term sustainability’

DHL Global Forwarding Singapore is a division under DHL Group that provides international freight forwarding services.
DHL Global Forwarding Singapore is a division under DHL Group that provides international freight forwarding services.

Twelve Cupcakes workers to receive half of owed salary; several disappointed with partial payment

bncupcake30 - Empty Twelve Cupcakes outlet at Bukit Panjang Plaza.

Credit: TIMOTHY GOH
bncupcake30 - Empty Twelve Cupcakes outlet at Bukit Panjang Plaza.

Credit: TIMOTHY GOH

Strong hiring demand for engineers, tech specialists in S’pore as newly created roles climb in 2025

Software development and data analytics skills are commonly required for in-demand professions in finance and engineering.
Software development and data analytics skills are commonly required for in-demand professions in finance and engineering.

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