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‘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...

Ex-WP MP and PSP member call for universal minimum wage

SINGAPORE: The time has come for a universal minimum...

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

Kala Manickam calls out Ng Chee Meng’s political comeback: ‘Jalan Kayu doesn’t need a politician staging a return‘

SINGAPORE: In a striking public statement ahead of the...

Jamus Lim saying ‘What we’re trying to deny PAP is a blank cheque’ in 2020 debate emerges again

SINGAPORE: While the Workers’ Party’s (WP) Jamus Lim released...

GE2025: Minister Desmond Lee to anchor West Coast-Jurong West GRC, Foo Mee Har passing baton to new faces

SINGAPORE: All eyes will be on the West Coast...

Josephine Teo saying ‘Opposition will turn your house into a house of cards’ resurfaces

SINGAPORE: You know the General Election (GE) is coming...

Tag: singapore work-life balance

’30 years of my life, gone in a blink’—S’porean laments endless work routine, seeks suggestions to brighten boring life

Singaporean proposes 4.5 day work week to ‘make everyone’s life better’

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

Actress Rachel Wan says the doctor told her that her father died alone because Singapore hospital was understaffed

$7K remote job or $9K office job with OT every day? — Netizen wants to know what choice to make

Would you rather have 10k salary but work 50+ hrs/wk with lots of stress or 6k salary & work ~40 hrs/wk with ‘average workload’

Toxic, racist, sexist, unprofessional, no work-life balance: ex-Shopee employees scathing company reviews

Singapore remains 2nd most overworked city in the world: Tech company study

Most Singaporean employers plan on continuing with flexible work arrangements even after pandemic

New survey shows Singaporeans prioritize job security, salary, work-life balance