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Employment

US registers strong job growth in March; unemployment rate at 4.3%

The unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage-point to 4.3 per cent in March, the Labor Department said.
The unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage-point to 4.3 per cent in March, the Labor Department said.

The hidden currency of office life

Status concerns can affect people’s judgment when it comes to career choices.
Status concerns can affect people’s judgment when it comes to career choices.

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.

US job openings fell in February, hiring rate at lowest level since 2020

Looking ahead, the war-driven surge in oil prices risks pushing up operating costs for companies and threatens to impede further hiring.
Looking ahead, the war-driven surge in oil prices risks pushing up operating costs for companies and threatens to impede further hiring.

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

Singapore to monitor employment, wage growth as it rolls out AI programme: Josephine Teo

Minister of Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo speaking to members of the media during an interview at Lorong AI @ One-North on March 27.
Minister of Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo speaking to members of the media during an interview at Lorong AI @ One-North on March 27.

Consumer products giant Unilever imposes global hiring freeze, citing Iran war

The maker of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry's ice-cream, among many other brands, said the global hiring freeze “at all levels” will last at least three months.
The maker of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry's ice-cream, among many other brands, said the global hiring freeze “at all levels” will last at least three months.

Dear graduates, education rewards individual brilliance – but fit is key to work success

Ultimately, fit is about creating conditions where competence and character reinforce each other, says the writer.
Ultimately, fit is about creating conditions where competence and character reinforce each other, says the writer.

‘Why wait for a bus that won’t come?’: India has more graduates than jobs

Ford Motor Co. employees work on the final assembly of vehicles at the Ford India Pvt. Maraimalai Nagar factory in Chengalpattu, India, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Ford's Maraimalai Nagar plant near Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu makes the Figo hatchback, the Fiesta sedan and Endeavour SUV models.
Ford Motor Co. employees work on the final assembly of vehicles at the Ford India Pvt. Maraimalai Nagar factory in Chengalpattu, India, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Ford's Maraimalai Nagar plant near Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu makes the Figo hatchback, the Fiesta sedan and Endeavour SUV models.

In Good Company

Cut down entry-level hiring because of AI? Far from it, says Oliver Wyman CEO

Oliver Wyman CEO Nick Studer says the company wants fit, well-performing corporate athletes and not exhausted, analytical shells.
Oliver Wyman CEO Nick Studer says the company wants fit, well-performing corporate athletes and not exhausted, analytical shells.

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