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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

“Is it common for SG boss to curse and fire staff without notice?” — Woman asks after her friend gets “depressed” from an unfair job dismissal

Singapore workers who pursue continuing education see higher employment rates and wages: MTI

Employee complaint: “My boss is forcing me to clarify my whereabouts even while I’m on medical leave”

62% Singaporeans say their job can feel pointless, with many seeing their work as “just a job” — new study

“Everyone is getting S$9/hour while I am getting S$8” — Singaporean worker exposes his unfair pay and hidden part-time work contract terms

Please help: My mum earns only S$1.4K/month for the past 10 years and stands for long periods of time; she needs a less physically demanding job

“I feel like I am not needed there anymore” — Employee says his boss keeps asking when he plans to resign

⁠Expat says he’s leaving Singapore to work elsewhere if lack of work-life balance is the norm in SG

Concerns over Artificial Intelligence in recruitment grow among HR professionals in Singapore

SG worker says they work hard until fall sick; still work from home, OT for free, yet their boss accuses them of taking too many MCs