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FEATURES OF WORKPLACE FAIRNESS HEARINGSWorkplace fairness claims at both the ECT and High Court will be heard in private. Hearings will be closed to the media and other members of the public.MOM said private hearings will preserve workplace and social harmony by minimising the inflammation of social tensions and public resentment against parties, especially when a case is ongoing.Private hearings will also allow parties to share their honest views and focus on the ongoing case, without third parties present who may misrepresent or sensationalise the dispute, said the ministry.However, this does not mean that gag orders will be imposed or…

The jobs market continued to slow, with 9,000 fewer vacancies in the three months to September, official figures show.It is the 39th consecutive period where vacancy numbers have dropped. Having fewer job openings can mean it is harder to find work.Money blog: Big retirement age surprise awaits 14% of BritonsThere was also a surprise increase in the unemployment rate, up to 4.8% from 4.7% a month earlier, primarily driven by younger people, as a record number of people over 65 are in work, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Economists polled by Reuters anticipated no change in the jobless…

Brings over 35 years of oncology drug development experience, including senior executive leadership roles at AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo Led the development and approval of multiple breakthrough medicines such as ENHERTU®, TAGRISSO®, and LYNPARZA® Strengthens Ona’s transition to a clinical-stage company with ONA-255, while advancing its pipeline of first-in-class ADCs targeting major solid tumors BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ona Therapeutics (“Ona”), a global biotech company pioneering first-in-class antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), today announced the appointment of Dr. Antoine Yver, M.D., M.Sc., as Chair of its Board of Directors. This strategic appointment marks a defining step in the Company’s growth…

LG Electronics India surged 50.4 per cent in its trading debut on Tuesday and notched a valuation of $13.07 billion, eclipsing its South Korean parent’s market capitalisation, as investors piled into the country’s most bid-for IPO since 2008.Shares of the Indian arm of LG Electronics made a strong debut on the National Stock Exchange of India, opening at 1,710.10 rupees and rising to 1,714.90 rupees, well above the issue price of 1,140 rupees.The debut valued the company above its $8.73 billion target and its South Korean parent’s roughly $9 billion market cap.It also put the firm ahead of its India-listed…

Economists lift 2025 forecasts, but caution over cooling momentum and external headwinds in 2026[SINGAPORE] The Republic’s economy is on track to deliver full-year growth close to its potential path, after third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) showed unexpected resilience and surpassed market expectations.Singapore’s economy grew 2.9 per cent year on year (yoy) in Q3, slowing from the previous quarter’s 4.5 per cent, advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry showed on Tuesday (Oct 14). Nevertheless, the Q3 performance beat the median forecast of 2 per cent growth projected by private-sector economists polled by Bloomberg.

Wage growth in the private sector slowed to 4.4% in the three months through August[LONDON] The UK labour market showed further signs of stabilisation in data released on Tuesday (Oct 14), with employers appearing to be past the worst of the shake-out triggered by a £26 billion (S$44.8 billion) payroll tax increase.The number of employees on payrolls dropped 10,000 in September following a revised increase of 10,000 the month before, the Office for National Statistics said. It was in line with the fall economists had predicted and less sharp than the cuts seen over the summer.Meanwhile, wage growth in the…

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration’s mass firings over the weekend, current and laid-off workers said Monday, as the administration aimed to pressure Democratic lawmakers to give in and end the nearly two-week-long government shutdown.The government-wide reduction-in-force initiative that began Friday roiled the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just six months after it went through an earlier round of cuts and as many staffers already were disconnected from work because of the shutdown. The…

DPM Gan says that Johor-Singapore SEZ shows what nations achieve by choosing partnership over protectionism[SINGAPORE] Companies based in the Republic committed more than S$5.5 billion worth of investments into Johor, since the agreement to finalise a deal to set up the cross-border special economic zone between the neighbouring countries was inked in January last year. The figure was revealed on Tuesday (Oct 14) at the second Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) joint investment forum. The first meeting took place in Johor Bahru in April. For reference – though not a direct comparison – Johor drew in more than 104.5 billion…

The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh aims to host 6 gigawatts of data centre capacity by 2029[NEW DELHI] Alphabet’s Google aims to invest about US$15 billion building an AI infrastructure hub in southern India over the next five years, making its biggest bet on the fast-growing country.The US company outlined plans on Tuesday (Oct 14) for a data centre in the port city of Visakhapatnam linked to new energy sources and a fibre-optic network. Google’s biggest investment in India to date, the project will anchor the regional government’s plan to accelerate the AI industry locally, the US company said in…

Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson reported a better-than-expected rise in quarterly earnings on Tuesday and played down the impact of U.S. tariffs.Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) excluding restructuring charges were 15.4 billion Swedish crowns ($1.62 billion) in the quarter ended in September. That was 9.2 per cent higher than the 14.1 billion crowns forecast in an Infront consensus poll of analysts provided by the company.Cost savings and a dominant position in North America have helped Ericsson stay ahead of Nordic rival Nokia in the 5G race, but revenue weakness and tariffs have overshadowed its outlook.The Swedish group has…