Remember the story of Tim achieving stellar results under the ‘5Q’ boss?
Tim had been struggling with his sales target for a long time. He was very worried about the upcoming performance evaluation, especially with the arrival of a new boss. To his surprise, the evaluation took only 15 minutes and he had a lot to think about. A month later, Tim not only finished the back-logged quota but also achieved his target for the next month.
How did the new boss achieve this turn-around? During the performance evaluation, the boss simply asked 5 questions: [click to continue…]
NETS launched iNETS for wireless payment. Pay your utilities, credit card or phone bills, buy movie tickets, pay for season parking…using iNETS with your mobile phone or iNETS kiosk.
NETS is hoping to make wireless payments more accessible with the launch of iNets, which allows people to pay for things through iNets kiosks at MRT stations or their mobile phones with a downloaded application. [click to continue…]
Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the author of several books, including Breath, Eyes, Memory and Krik? Krak! Her latest book, The Dew Breaker, is a remarkable story of family, heartbreak and new beginnings, both personal and political.
An recruitment agency Hudson released their Salary Information for 2010. This will serve as a helpful reference tool for you in your career search opportunities.
The comprehensive salary guide provides a detailed insight into salaries across the following ten disciplines:
If you (Singapore citizens) have recently entered Malaysia at least 4 times in a month, you can apply for a special MACS pass which allows clearance through either Woodlands or Tuas checkpoint without having to fill up the white immigration card.
With the Malaysia Automated Clearance System (MACS) pass – a sticker embedded with a Radio Frequency Identification chip that is stuck in the passport, you can zip through immigration clearance in Malaysia without worrying if their passport has been stamped. [click to continue…]
From 1 Feb 2010, flat owners who sub-let rooms in their HDB flats will have to register with HDB within 7 days of doing so.
They are also required to notify HDB when they renew or terminate the subletting of rooms, and when there are changes to their sub-tenants’ particulars. There is no need to seek prior approval for subletting of rooms. [click to continue…]
SEAB Singapore provides organisation information and major examination results online (PSLE, GCE N-level, O-Level, and A-Level).
The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) was established on 1st April 2004 as a statutory board.
SEAB, formerly the Examinations Division of the Ministry of Education (MOE), was formed to develop and conduct national examinations in Singapore and to provide other examination and assessment services, locally as well as overseas.
SEAB will collaborate with MOE on all national examinations such as PSLE, GCE N-level, O-Level, and A-Level. It will also position itself to become a regional centre for testing and assessment services, and contribute to Singapore’s development as an Education Hub.
Remember the story of Steve trying to tell a man to calm down his noisy children on the subway?
It was a peaceful morning on the subway until a man and his children entered. The children started yelling but the man just sat down and closed his eyes, apparently oblivious.
Irritated, Steve said, “Sir, your children are disturbing everyone. Could you control them?” The man replied, “Oh, I should. We came from the hospital where their mother just died. I don’t know what to think, and I guess they don’t know how to handle it either.”
Immediately, Steve’s irritation vanished. “Oh, I’m so sorry. Can I help?”
This week, let’s remember to have open communication to help change they way we see the problem first, in order to effectively solve it.
Source/inspiration/more at: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
According to Straits Times, the report by the International Labor Organization put Singapore workers at the top of 13 economies in the group’s Global Wages Report for 2008-09.
A check with Singapore’s Manpower Ministry put working hours in Singapore at 45.9 hours a week for 2008 and for the first quarter of last year. In 2007, it was 46.3 hours.
Under the Employment Act, the limit on working hours is 44 hours a week or eight hours a day. Beyond this, workers are entitled to 1.5 times their hourly rate of pay.
The working hours do not include a tea break or lunchtime. This applies only to workmen earning less than $4,500, or other employees drawing less than $2,000 a month.
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Remember the story of Tim achieving stellar results under the ‘5Q’ boss?
An recruitment agency Hudson released their Salary Information for 2010. This will serve as a helpful reference tool for you in your career search opportunities.
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