by Eleanor Yap | Sep 9, 2013 | Finance
Crowne Plaza Changi Airport has been hiring matured workers as well as persons with disabilities and as such, has won an award for its efforts. BY: Eleanor Yap Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, part of the InterContinental Hotel Group, was recently awarded the “Caring...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 7, 2012 | Reflections
The concept of retirement is a relatively new one – less than 100 years old. BY: Tony Ong The founder of Ford Motor Co, Henry Ford, once said: “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” I was right for 49 years of my life that...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 28, 2011 | Finance
New co-operatives are coming up – set up and run by seniors to serve the specific needs of their peers. BY: Edna Lam A co-operative society is an association of persons who have voluntarily joined together with a common economic and social end, forming a...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 28, 2010 | Inspiring Figures
This spunky woman has traded in being an employee to being her own boss and has found meaning in her life. BY: Eleanor Yap The term ‘encore’ describes work in the second half of life that combines continued income, greater meaning and social impact. Helen Lim, 63,...