Major firms to limit hiring of new grads
Lingering uncertainty over the economy is leading many big companies to limit the number of new graduates they plan to hire next spring to levels equal to or lower than this year, according to a survey compiled Monday.

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Being low-paid male temp probably spells bachelorhood
Being a temp comes with a number of drawbacks: a lack of job security, often low pay — and if you're a man, anyway, little chance of tying the knot.

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Hatoyama eyes cut in corporate tax rate
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama expressed a desire Friday to lower the corporate tax rate to the levels of many other industrialized countries to help revive the economy.

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Prefectural governments give telecommuting a try
The government is getting back on the telecommuting bandwagon in an attempt to promote a better a work-life balance for the nation's stressed-out workforce and to combat global warming.

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Foreigners rally over job security
Hundreds of foreign and Japanese people staged a rally Sunday in Tokyo demanding better working conditions and employment benefits for foreign residents.

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Good times return for India's IT workers
BANGALORE, India : Indian software engineer Prithvi Sen has a spring in his step after getting re-hired by the country's flagship outsourcing industry, which is shaking off the effects of the global recession.

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NTUC to launch weight management programme at workplace
SINGAPORE: Singapore's labour movement wants to help employees get into shape. It is launching a weight management programme next month to promote healthy living at the workplace.

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IT retail staff get an upgrade
SINGAPORE - So you wish that the salesperson could tell you more about the IT products you're shopping around for.

To boost the quality of service at their stores, several major IT retailers have signed up for a training programme to improve the skills of their retail staff.

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Businesses fear increase in foreign worker levy could hurt growth
SINGAPORE: Some small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are disappointed that Budget 2010 did not tackle some of their most pressing problems.

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Clash over low-wage workers
A WAR of words between Mr Low Thia Khiang and People's Action Party MPs erupted yesterday when the Workers' Party chief attacked the Government, saying its policies have done little to lift the lot of low-wage workers over the years.

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Spouse relief for female taxpayers
SINGAPORE: As announced in the Budget Speech 2010, there are significant changes to the income tax reliefs this year.

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