SMEs power Singapore’s economy, but rising costs, intense competition and talent pressures are making survival tougher than ever. With people often the biggest expense line, is HR still being treated as back-office admin instead of a strategic function? We speak with Stephanie Chua, Founder of Vault Personnel, about whether HR has evolved fast enough to meet the realities facing SMEs today, and why getting it wrong can be costly. Presented by Audrey Siek, Ryan Huang & Emaad Akhtar Edited by Sean Cheong Photo credit: Pixabay & its talented community of contributorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SMEs power Singapore&rsquo;s economy, but rising costs, intense competition and talent pressures are making survival tougher than ever. With people often the biggest expense line, is HR still being treated as back-office admin instead of a strategic function? We speak with Stephanie Chua, Founder of Vault Personnel, about whether HR has evolved fast enough to meet the realities facing SMEs today, and why getting it wrong can be costly. Presented by Audrey Siek, Ryan Huang &amp; Emaad Akhtar Edited by Sean Cheong Photo credit: Pixabay &amp; its talented community of contributorsSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Mind Your Business: Not just admin - How SMEs should work on their HR