When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Highlander Asia's Kina will not say die. She sets out to protect her staff and uses downtime for their upskilling.
Tag: Upskilling

A former SIA staff, Yan Yee, shares her story of what it was like to go through Covid and her job search process.
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Despite the COVID-19-induced downturn, Hong Seafood was very insistent on making sure that the employees’ livelihoods are not affected.
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Challenging, physically demanding. You can be a harbour pilot if you enjoy scaling a huge vessel in open sea to pilot it in local waters.
Challenging, physically demanding. You can be a harbour pilot if you enjoy scaling a huge vessel in open sea to pilot it in local waters.
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Minimum wage risks becoming a political auction as parties try to outdo each other to be popular.
PWM does not share this risk as the sectoral minimum wage is negotiated by a tripartite group.
Minimum wage risks becoming a political auction as parties try to outdo each other to be popular. PWM does not share this risk as the sectoral minimum wage is negotiated by a tripartite group.
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Our young people needs help to ride out this challenging time – everyone in the society needs to work together to stop the economic effects of this pandemic from disrupting these young graduates and young workers’ lives. On a brighter note, many youths do believe the pandemic will make their generation more resilient!
Our young people needs help to ride out this challenging time – everyone in the society needs to work together to stop the economic effects of this pandemic from disrupting these young graduates and young workers’ lives. On a brighter note, many youths do believe the pandemic will make their generation more resilient!
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A small city-state that depends on the free flow of trade to survive cannot afford protectionism.
A small city-state that depends on the free flow of trade to survive cannot afford protectionism.
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Shell's choice of Singapore confirms what Minister Chan Chun Sing said about Singapore being leaders in driving the development of the digital economy ecosystem.
Shell's choice of Singapore confirms what Minister Chan Chun Sing said about Singapore being leaders in driving the development of the digital economy ecosystem.
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With the S$8 billion packages, Singapore is now moving forward in stimulating economic growth.
The storm is calming but this national effort cannot let up.
With the S$8 billion packages, Singapore is now moving forward in stimulating economic growth.
The storm is calming but this national effort cannot let up.
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Many of their crew have also volunteered with various roles within the company. Others have taken on ambassador roles and opportunities at public transport stations, social service offices and hospitals.
Unfortunately, the pandemic is showing no signs of letting up. SIA Group has introduced several cost-cutting measures by allowing staff to seek secondary employment and offering early retirement / release schemes with payouts and benefits.
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