
Event Summary
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EMPOWER Circles 2nd Conversation Series on
Progressive Hiring Practices For HR Professionals & Heads Of SMEs
In partnership with SHRI, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) Foundation aims to bridge the hiring organisations with the untapped resources in the community.
EMPOWER Circles is a peer learning platform to forge understanding on progressive hiring practices to fulfil manpower needs and support the employability of vulnerable individuals to enter or re-enter the workforce. Join us in the series of 3 conversations, to find out how vulnerable individuals can be empowered with employment; how progressive hiring practices help in sustaining employment; and how the resource pipeline can be tapped while the social service agencies support their other needs and prepare them for employment.
Objectives:
- To create awareness on empowering vulnerable individuals through employment
- To promote progressive hiring practices that enable sustainable employment
- To bridge HR professionals with partners for the untapped talent pipeline
Event Details
Session Details
Conversation: Homeless Individuals:
New Hope Community Services
Restoring hope and dignity to the displaced in our community
6 in 10 of the homeless people are in irregular work and earn low wages2
“Don’t try to drive the homeless into places we find suitable. Help them survive in places they find suitable.” – Daniel Quinn
- Voices from the Shelters
- Job coaches’ experiences in empowering displaced individuals to access meaningful employment towards independence and betterment in their lives
- Sharing and discussion on how companies implement progressive hiring practices to enable sustainable employment for the marginalised beneficiaries
2. Singapore’s Hidden Homeless: Insights from a Nationwide Street Count by Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 2019
Speaker Details
New Hope Community Services
New Hope Community Services (NHCS) was established in 2004 and has played a crucial role in the community to provide shelter and support to those in need. NHCS recognises that building thriving and resilient families and individuals requires more than just a roof over their heads. As such, they support the families and individuals to break out of the poverty cycle and achieve long term financial resilience and independence.
Event Details
Date: 28 June, 2022
Time: 2.00pm - 3.30pm
Platform:: Zoom
Fees:
Complimentary!