Can it fill positions of responsibility with worthy appointees?
Families now only accompany workers if that is essential to fill positions, say officials.
Unable to fill positions requiring manual labor, Mr. Tormem has already hired more than 35 Haitians.
"There's a need to fill positions that don't require a specific skill," he said.
But employers are nevertheless finding it tough to fill positions, including blue-collar jobs.
Miller's friend pays well, but can't fill positions because "most people fail the drug test", he said.
The Mail reports that nearly a fifth of secondary schools and more than a third of primaries are still trying to fill positions advertised last year.
Mr. Gordon's response has been, finally, to fill positions that most companies his size take for granted: executive vice presidents for merchandising, stores and administration.
Many officers currently at the posts will be shifted to precincts to fill positions left by those who retire, the official said.
The report said the department was "struggling to fill positions in critical business areas" and "many have argued that expertise within the FCO has suffered".
The measures will require companies operating in Singapore to advertise vacancies to local residents for two weeks before they can apply to fill positions with overseas workers.
