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NUS study invites public to weigh moral dilemmas of embryo selection in IVF

SINGAPORE: When faced with choosing an embryo for implantation...

‘Something better and not less’: Woman says upgrade on playground at Pasir Ris Street feels more like a downgrade

SINGAPORE: A woman took to social media to air...

Singaporean man says he’s confused why people keep saying public housing is ‘unaffordable for low-income individuals’

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man has sparked a debate online...

“Things will pan out well” – PSP candidate on potential three-cornered fight at Marymount SMC

SINGAPORE: Progress Singapore Party's (PSP) candidate for Marymount SMC...

Business

Employee terminated for not agreeing to work on Saturdays, asks Singaporeans, ‘Is this wrongful termination?’

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean employee has allegedly been terminated after...

After CDL fallout, analysts push for clearer governance in Singapore’s family-run firms

SINGAPORE: Property giant City Developments Limited's (CDL's) public boardroom...

‘Depression is setting in:’ Employee desperately seeks advice on how to handle a ‘legendarily bad boss’

SINGAPORE: An exhausted employee took to social media to...

CapitaLand Investment to launch first retail REIT in China’s SSE with RMB2.8B of assets

SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI: CapitaLand Investment (CLI) announced that it has applied...

Singapore Politics

GE2025: Red Dot United unveils manifesto rethinking society with a heart

SINGAPORE: In a spirited address that called for a...

‘Desperately trying to shift silent majority’ — Singaporeans say IB is going overboard as GE2025 approaches

SINGAPORE: Complaints are arising online that the pro-establishment "internet...

Criticism of GRC system reignites as 3G Minister plans to lead four fresh faces through GE2025

SINGAPORE: Despite being a member of the People's Action...

ELD, MHA issue advisory to GE2025 candidates on foreign interference, cybersecurity risks

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Cyber Security...

Tag: Jobs

‘Employer here don’t regard employee time as valuable’ — Netizens react to SG as most overworked in Asia Pacific, with 45 hrs/weekly + 7 days AL

Are you working hard or hardly working?

Coping with job loss and the stress of unemployment

Dishwashing job offers S$3,500 salary @ Orchard Rd restaurant and yet no takers – Netizens fear it may be long hours & backbreaking work

S’pore worker back from working in Nordic country asks: ‘How to cope with SG harsh working conditions?’

Lawyers conduct in the spotlight and potentially more foreign workers coming in, but how does this affect public confidence?

Your job title doesn’t define your identity, it’s the kind of person you are that defines your identity

‘More foreign workers required’ — Singapore Business Federation on SG’s manpower shortage

Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong’s richest man, to open Singapore office

Maids & migrant workers victimised by job scams, love scams & quick cash scams — MOM, NGOs & police share anti-scam advisories as over 60% have fallen prey to scammers