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Unimportant Happiness
Our lives are full of nitty-gritty matters, and mundane issues. Often times, we are bogged down by the demands and expectations of life...
Anne Ong
Apr 9, 20221 min read
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Using the Roads with Care
I pass by the junction of Upper Serangoon Road, Boundary Road, and Upper Paya Lebar Road very frequently. It is a big crossroad junction...
Anne Ong
Apr 9, 20222 min read
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Smart or playing with fire?
(Names have been shielded for the purpose of sharing) Employee A (A) and Employee B (B) were working together in a 4 members team,...
Anne Ong
Mar 30, 20221 min read
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What is your view on ‘employee-related surveys/questionnaires’ participation?
Many companies have been rolling out related surveys such as i) Employee Engagement Survey ii) Exit interview...
Anne Ong
Mar 13, 20221 min read
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Employment Pass (EP) updates : New Evaluation system (COMPASS) and Higher Qualifying Salary
MOM will embark on the points-based system from Sep 2023 for Employment Pass (EP) renewals for foreign professionals. HIgher qualifying...
Anne Ong
Mar 13, 20221 min read
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Good Health is Indeed Good Wealth!
Due to festive seasons, there were much exchange of greetings and sharing of updates with friends and ex-colleagues. I would like to...
Anne Ong
Feb 11, 20222 min read
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Willingness!
Recently, I have received HR/manpower-related requests from 2 clients, to provide HR services for them. 1st client requested for ICA Safe...
Anne Ong
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Great Customer Service and Excellent Customer Experience!
This was quoted based on Shirley Chua’s post published on 27 Oct 2021 on LinkedIn, about the article on Interview of Ms. Huang Qin Hua of...
Anne Ong
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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Respecting boundaries
(name has been changed to protect the identity) Adrian has been receiving Whatsapp/Call at late hours from his managers lately. They...
Anne Ong
Jan 14, 20222 min read
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More vibrancy In Little India!
I go for my family visits at Little India almost every weekend. I am sharing the scenes I see prior to, during, and the recent recovery...
Anne Ong
Jan 12, 20222 min read
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Anne Ong
Jan 3, 20220 min read
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Resignation through SMS/Whatsapp
One of the blue collared employees had not been performing well in his role for almost 12 months. He sent an SMS to his HR Specialist...
Anne Ong
Dec 27, 20211 min read
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Tributes to the Migrant Workers in Singapore
‘Migrant workers living in dorms thrilled to return to Little India for first time in 1½ years’, reported in The Straits Times dated 16...
Anne Ong
Oct 4, 20215 min read
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Good Practices for Exit Interview
Due to the prolonged covid-19 pandemic control period, employees have been facing challenges in managing the disruptive changes at work...
Anne Ong
Sep 16, 20213 min read
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Review : Joint efforts in local PMETs' hiring!
Since the start of Covid19, people in the world have been living in increasingly uncertain times. The virus' variants have been mutating,...
Anne Ong
Sep 4, 20213 min read
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Singapore's air travel is recovering, slowly!
There was a period of time when I liked to go to Changi Beach in the evenings and stayed till 9.00pm. Besides enjoying the sea breeze...
Anne Ong
Aug 28, 20212 min read
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Review : Covid-19's impact on employment, MOM work pass processing and costs
During a sharing session recently, someone asked on the impact of Covid-19 on MOM work pass processing, I thought it will be good to...
Anne Ong
Aug 21, 20212 min read
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Singapore may test business travel from selected countries in Sep 2021
Singapore is in discussion with Germany, Australia, Canada and South Korea to be the first batch of countries for pilot run, and the...
Anne Ong
Aug 17, 20211 min read
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MOM introduces measures to retain work permit holders for construction, shipyard and process sectors
Good news for Employers with employees holding work permit under 3 sectors - Construction, Marine Shipyard and Process sectors. MOM has...
Anne Ong
Aug 17, 20212 min read
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