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I refer to the articles “Job growth remains high despite more layoffs” (Straits Times, Dec 14)  and “Job growth high despite more layoffs in Q3: MOM” (Channel NewsAsia, Dec 14). After reading the above two reports, you may not realise the negative aspects of the labour market report, particularly for older and higher... 

The Missing Link is a phrase used in the study of evolution to describe a gap in human evolution between beast and man. It is associated with an aberration in hominid evolutionary record. To the scientist it is a puzzle how the intelligent humanoid evolved from its lowly intelligent ape cousin. The highly evolved speech ability... 

Your next "fair and equitable" pay packet As they say, a fair day's wage for a fair day's work. But what exactly constitute a fair wage? At the most fundamental level, a fair wage is one that, in exchange for, a worker willingly provides a service to an employer, and that the employer willingly compensates the worker...