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JPMorgan asks staff to return to office five days a week, prompting complaints
US BANK JPMorgan Chase on Friday asked its employees who are on hybrid work schedules to return to the office five days a week starting in…
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BlackRock to cut about 1% of its employees; asset managing giant has over 20,000 staff
BLACKROCK told employees it’s cutting roughly 1 per cent of its workforce after it committed more than US$25 billion for acquisitions last…
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Bridgewater cuts 7% of staff in effort to remain ‘nimble’
BRIDGEWATER Associates dismissed 7 per cent of its workforce on Monday (Jan 6) as the world’s biggest hedge fund seeks to remain lean and…
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20 months’ pay in year-end bonus for staff at Taiwan shipping giant Evergreen
A TAIWANESE company that is known for giving employees big bonuses has done it yet again. Shipping giant Evergreen announced on Dec 31…
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OCBC, UOB to pay out second cost-of-living bonuses for junior staff
FOR the second year in a row, OCBC and UOB will each be giving out a one-off payment to its junior employees to help them cope with…
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Japan brokerages boost pay, perks for retirement-age staff
JAPAN’S biggest securities firms are raising pay and benefits for workers who reach retirement age, highlighting the urgency to retain…
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Pelosi has hip replacement surgery at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after a fall
WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling…
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ServiceNow restructures RiseUp workforce training programme, cuts staff
SERVICENOW is restructuring its user training programme RiseUp amid low job placement rates and a corporate backlash to diversity-focused…
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NTUC to raise staff retirement and re-employment ages from January 2025
THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) will raise the retirement and re-employment age ceilings for all its workers one-and-a-half…
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Boutique bank Raine to shut Hong Kong base, offers staff Singapore move
RAINE Group plans to close its Hong Kong office and is offering the staff to relocate to Singapore as the New York-based boutique adviser…
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Food charity pauses Gaza work after staff killed in Israeli strike
The charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) has said it is pausing its operations in Gaza after a vehicle carrying its staff members was hit…
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Revolut will let former staff sell stock in secondary sale
REVOLUT has told its former staff they can participate in a secondary share sale, allowing them to cash in at the finance firm’s latest…
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Melania Trump Makes First Major Appointment of Second Term, Names Hayley Harrison as Chief of Staff for East Wing
Melania Trump has named Hayley Harrison as the new Chief of Staff for her East Wing office, marking a significant step as she begins her…
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Nissan says about 1,000 US staff accept early retirement
ABOUT 6 per cent of Nissan Motor staff in the US have accepted early retirement packages, a company spokesperson said on Thursday (Nov…
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Chinese broker Futu cuts 5% of staff as global expansion slows
CHINA’S online brokerage Futu Holdings is reducing its headcount by about 5 per cent as it reassesses the firm’s strategy to expand…
Culture
Dyson dials back Malaysia hairdryer operations, redeploys staff
DYSON is dialling back its hairdryer-related operations in Malaysia, according to sources familiar with the matter who declined to be…
Fashion
Horrifying Video Captures Moment Arkansas Doctor Roams Unclothed in Medical Office and Performs Sexual Act With Staff In Front of Other Women
A newly released surveillance video shows an Arkansas doctor engaging in inappropriate behavior at his medical office while completely…
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Hennessy staff strike over plans to bottle cognac in China
AROUND 500 staff at Hennessy, the cognac manufacturer owned by French luxury giant LVMH, went on strike on Tuesday (Nov 19) to protest…
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SNL" cold open mocks Donald Trump's staff picks: "Alien versus Predator
Saturday Night Live has ripped President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet and staff nominations for his upcoming administration. After winning…
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Dip in Singapore consumers’ trust in general insurers and insurance sales staff: report
THE level of trust Singapore consumers have in general insurers and their intermediaries such as brokers and advisers slipped in 2024,…
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Biden highlights 'peaceful transfer of power' as he hosts Trump in the White House
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump will meet with his former rival President Biden at the White House on Wednesday, a routine part…
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Tesla increases wages for staff at German gigafactory by 4%
TESLA has raised the wages of all employees at its German gigafactory outside Berlin by 4 per cent since the start of November, the US…
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Hotel guest makes hilarious "unusual" request, staff delivers
A hotel's surprisingly obliging response to a guest's rather odd request has gone viral on Reddit. The post, shared by Candy Johnson under…
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Walmart Worker Gursimran Kaur Pushed Into Walk-In Oven? Staff and TikTok Users Question Safety After Shocking Death
The recent death of Gursimran Kaur, a 19-year-old Walmart employee of Indian origin, has sparked a flurry of online theories and…