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Gerard Lim Jian Rong created seven phantom trainees and submitted 63 fraudulent claims. Read more at straitstimes.com.

He was charged in court on Mar. 2 with offences of cheating, forgery, and falsification of accounts.

Although the Covid-19 pandemic, which wreaked havoc on fresh university graduates' employment prospects in 2020 and 2021, has not been eliminated - things are looking up for the class of 2021. This is according to the latest 2021 Graduate Employment Survey (GES), jointly conducted by the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU) and...

MORE university graduates sec­ured full-time jobs last year, as Singapore’s economy grew and recovered from a recession brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.

SINGAPORE, June 26 — Eager to carve a career in the performing arts, Ms Lili Muslihah had ended her stint with a theatre company in February last year to go freelance — a common route for many in the industry. “Right after I resigned, the whole situation just unravelled, all the (performing...

Fewer graduates found permanent full-time jobs in 2020, spike in part-time, temporary employment amid COVID-19 Toggle share menu Advertisement Yale-NUS College graduation ceremony. (Photo: Yale-NUS) 19 Feb 2021 04:45PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: The proportion of university graduates who found permanent full-time employment six months after their final exams dropped by slightly more than 10 per cent in 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  The annual J...

SSG, DesignSingapore and Tribal Worldwide launch skills development programme for SMEs in design sector Details Published: 01 February 2021 These SMEs will receive more support to build the skills and capabilities of their workforce, and be part of a learning ecosystem that will enable them to grow their businesses by investing in their talent.  SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), DesignSingapore Council (Dsg) and global creative agency Tribal Worldwide have partnered t...

4 minute read Overall, there has been broad improvements in the labour market for the period of the report. However, the labour market is still not back at pre-COVID conditions. Uncertainties in the economic environment will continue to weigh on the recovery of the labour market, said MOM.  Here are the main takeaways from the estimations in the preliminary report.  Read Also:  #1 Employment Of Residents (Singaporeans And PRs) Rebounded To Pre-COVID Levels According to MOM’s estimates, the...

The Straits Times Me & My Career: Veteran enjoys helping clients to meet environmental goals This is a new series in which individuals share their career journeys and provide an inside look into their jobs and industries. In this interview, we look at the environmental services sector. Mr Lim Chin Khuang, managing director of environmental services company Tee Environmental, says that if you already have a certain understanding of environmental issues, you’ll know that the job you do is contr...

0 Engagements She built a 30-year career in the tourism industry, but when her former colleagues lost their jobs overnight, Ms Michelle Wee realised just how vulnerable her line of work was. So even as cruises started up again last month, the 54-year-old decided to get out of her comfort zone and rejected a contract role at a cruise services company. Instead, she is now on attachment at Singtel, working with fresh graduates half her age to help small and medium-sized enterprises go digital. Ms ...