HR & Talent Management
Singapore’s workplace fairness legislation to likely take effect from end-2027: What employers should know Summary Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said the Workplace Fairness Act is likely to be implemented by end‑2027, allowing employers and workers time to prepare. The rollout timing will be kept under review to ensure readiness among employers, employees and mediators. […]
Strategic stress management: HR can’t be left out of the equation Summary This piece outlines how chronic stress is affecting HR professionals and argues that only systemic, strategic solutions will create lasting change. Recent survey data show alarmingly high burnout indicators within HR, driven mainly by excessive workloads, poor management and lack of support. The […]
Can Optus CEO Stephen Rue Survive the 000 Outage Crisis? Summary Optus suffered a catastrophic outage in September 2025 that disabled Australia’s emergency “000” line for several hours and is being linked to at least four deaths. The company says a routine firewall software upgrade locked critical network equipment before failover systems could take over, […]
MOM investigates Twelve Cupcakes over unpaid salaries and possible Employment Act breaches following sudden closure Summary The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), together with the Central Provident Fund Board (CPFB), has opened an investigation into Twelve Cupcakes after the bakery chain announced provisional liquidation on 29 October 2025. The abrupt closure left staff across outlets affected […]
Over 7,600 in-house security officers in Singapore to benefit from progressive wage model boost Summary The Singapore Government has accepted the Security Tripartite Cluster’s (STC) recommendations to extend the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) to in-house security officers (IHSOs). A three-year wage uplift schedule runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028, with the entry-level […]
Defending against adversary-in-the-middle threats with phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (ITSM.30.031) – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Summary The Cyber Centre explains adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing: attackers proxy users to legitimate login portals to capture usernames, passwords and MFA tokens. Proxy-based AitM kits hide the source of attacks by inserting multiple relays, making IP correlation ineffective. The Centre’s […]
Transform your workplace: Join the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition 2025 Summary The CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition returns to Manchester Central on 5–6 November 2025, gathering over 7,000 people professionals to tackle major workplace challenges. HRZone, as a media partner, invites attendees to this flagship event designed to turn HR theory into practice and […]
DHS ends automatic extensions of immigrant work permits Summary The Department of Homeland Security has moved to end automatic extensions of certain employment authorisation documents (EADs) that previously allowed eligible immigrants a 540-day extension while renewals were pending. The change, issued as an interim final rule, is intended to allow DHS to perform additional screening […]
Lawsuit claims Henderson teacher assaulted special needs student Summary Parents of a nonverbal student with autism and Down syndrome have filed a lawsuit alleging their son was physically and verbally assaulted by a teacher at Basic Academy of International Studies in Henderson. Filed Oct. 28, 2025, by the law firm Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Team […]
Lawsuit claims Henderson teacher assaulted special needs student Summary Parents of a nonverbal student with autism and Down syndrome have filed a lawsuit against the Clark County School District alleging their son, identified as G.R., was physically and verbally assaulted by a teacher at Basic Academy of International Studies. The complaint, filed by Arias Sanguinetti […]
