Employment

Spain to introduce job-matching plan for migrants granted legal status

Moroccan migrant Abdelmoujoud Erra, 27, queues to buy a bus ticket to Valladolid, to obtain a vulnerability certificate to regularise migration status, in Almeria Spain, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Middle East war threatens millions of jobs, says UN labour agency

A street in the Satwa neighborhood of Dubai on April 7. Migrant workers in the Arab states would bear the brunt of the Middle East war's impact on the labour market, said a UN agency report.

Beware of scammers offering concert crew positions via social media platforms

In this scam variant, victims would be asked to provide their personal details and sign a Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) agreement.

Economic Strategy Review

Workers can adapt to AI the way healthcare staff embrace new treatments: Koh Poh Koon

From left, Loke Wai San, Non-Executive Chairman
AEM Holdings and Board Chair Temasek Polytechnic, Adeline Sim, Chief Commercial Officer, HRnetGroup, Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for Health and Manpower, and Simon Cheong, Chief Human Resource Officer, Pacific International Lines (PIL) pictured during a panel discussion on Human Capital?at day 2 of the?SBF Future Economy Conference held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre on May 14, 2026.

Economic Strategy Review

S’pore urged to take bold, risky bets on new areas of growth to secure economic expansion

Beyond attracting new investments, the ESR committee believes Singapore must ensure that firms already based here continue to upgrade and transform.

Forum: Singaporeans supported in return to work, at every stage of their careers

British firms hiring temp workers instead of permanent staff as Iran war worsens turbulence

Hiring for permanent roles fell at the fastest pace for three months in April on rising cost pressures and weak sentiment, worsened by the Iran war.

Mass layoffs hit Iran as businesses struggle under wartime pressures

A rug shop at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, on May 9. Companies in Iran, which was already struggling economically before the war, have instituted round after round of layoffs in recent weeks as businesses buckle under wartime pressures.

Teaching undergraduates the art of survival in unsettled times

As AI disrupts the jobs market, universities should prepare their students for a world where the script keeps changing.

Temasek Poly graduates to get new skills transcript listing internships, soft skills

Temasek Polytechnic student Justin How Wei Inn receiving his diploma and the Lee Kwan Yew Award from Minister of Education Desmond Lee during the Temasek Polytechnic Graduation Ceremony on May 8, 2026.

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