SMEs prefer S'poreans, but they are hard to recruit

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Only half of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) prefer to hire local workers, with the majority say they face difficulty in hiring them.

According to a survey by the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) that polled 170 SME owners and managers; the small local talent pool, high salary expectations and complacent attitudes were some of their top challenges when it comes to hiring locals.

As a result, 14 per cent said they prefer foreign hires, while 35 per cent of them were neutral.

Chan Chong Beng, president of the Association of small and medium-sized enterprises (ASME), told BT that the statistics coincide with their findings.