by Jeremy Au Yong

EMPLOYERS planning to hire will outnumber those looking to shed workers in the third quarter of the year, according to a survey.

This marks a turnaround in hiring sentiments by Singapore bosses for the first time this year, said global human resource consultancy Manpower Inc.

Of the three surveys the consultancy has done so far to gauge hiring sentiment this year, this is the first to show more employers planning to hire rather than fire.

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