The new Fair Consideration Framework has evolved based on feedback from the ‘Our SG Conversation’ national dialogue sessions with the Singapore population comprising working adults and the PME group in question. Many Singaporeans felt that they had not been considered fairly for some of these PME jobs and were losing out to competition from foreign […]

CEO Joshua Yim was prominently featured in The Business Times’ Views from the Top section on 2 September 2013, as he offered his take on the new MediShield Life national healthcare programme and how it should be funded. He said: “While the proposed changes to MediShield Life is overall a great initiative, I feel it […]

Achieve Group CEO Joshua Yim was quoted in The Business Times’ Views from the Top column on 8th July 2013 on the biggest dangers currently facing the financial markets, his opinion on how they can be alleviated, and what businesses and individual investors can do to protect themselves. He said: “I believe the biggest potential […]

Our CEO Joshua Yim was quoted in The Business Times’ Views from the Top column on 22nd April 2013 on his forecast for the Singapore economy in 2013, given the recent economic and other developments on the local and global fronts. He said: “The Q1 figures came as a surprise to me and many in […]

Our CEO Joshua Yim was quoted in The Business Times’ Views from the Top column on 18th March 2013 on the topic of how the recently announced employment-related Budget proposals and other similar measures may change employers’ hiring processes and strategies. “With the increase in foreign worker levy and dependency ratio ceiling, companies need to […]

Despite being a recruitment firm, Joshua Yim, founder and CEO of Achieve Group, said one of the biggest challenges his company faced was the hiring of good consultants. Externally, Yim is expecting 2013 to be tough because there will be the challenge of filling jobs with locals. “The landscape of HR has shifted tremendously due […]

Everyone knows that hiring the wrong individual will end up costing your organisation far more than their monthly salary. Here’s how you can ensure that happens by screwing up the selection process with these rookie errors. Thankfully, we also give you tips on how to cover all your bases. Get distracted Has this ever happened […]

Western expats working in the Middle East earn more money than Asian or Arab peers, a new survey has found. While it is widely documented that expats are well paid across the Gulf States, such as oil-rich Saudi Arabia, many are not aware of the distinctions among foreign workers. However, a survey by the Middle […]

Frustrated by disengaged employees and a disgruntled workforce? David Too, Senior Director of HR Consulting at Achieve Group discusses the missing ingredient in employee engagement – relationships at work. Despite all the buzz about employee engagement, the cold hard truth is that there remains a missing link in human resource development today.  The demise of […]

Employers have become more cautious in hiring in the second half of the year, with two in three planning to freeze recruitment altogether, according to a survey by local recruitment firm Achieve Group. For those who still need workers – 32 per cent of those surveyed – most are taking in only small numbers. This […]