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Use time to enrich your life
Create joy in the face of hardship, and take the time you have to try new things. -myp 		Full weekend work allowed?
Does working over the weekend mean overtime pay?
Would you rather work less or lose your job?
A shorter work week could turn out to be the best way to beat layoffs in the downturn. -ST 		She relishes extra time to spend with family
Quality control inspector Jurainah Mohamed, 27, now works five instead of six days a week and no longer gets a shift allowance, as her firm acted to cut costs.
Are young getting soft?
NMP said young people seem to adopt an 'all life and very little work' attitude. 		Only Govt can help jobless PMETs
Many well-qualified and displaced professionals face uphill task when landing similiar jobs.
How to set pay scales for top executives
Bankers draw fire for paying out huge bonuses in billions amid government bail-outs all over the world. 		Top execs' pay: going beyond risk and reward
It's important to make sure executives share losses as well as gains.
No reason for PM's wife to set aside her career
View that Ho Ching should put aside career to stay by PM's side is an 'overly simplistic judgement'. -ST 		How do I ask for a pay rise?
How to breach a tough topic during these tough times. -ST
10 questions you've always wanted to ask about unions
The Sunday Times asked the NTUC, which has 61 affiliated unions, what a union can do for you. -ST 		Keeping morale up after wage cut
Creating a more personable environment and building stronger bonds with employees help to keep morale up in down times. -ST
Security jobs are not just stop-gap measure
Reader says those who apply for such jobs need to have the right attitude. -myp 		A leg up needed
Are current programmes to help retrenched PMETs reintegrate into the workforce sufficient and appropriate? What more can be done? -BT
 
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