Nearly half of S’pore employers who use AI in HR do so for recruitment: SNEF survey

The Straits Times · Sharon Salim · 2026-10-30 07:00 UTC

Nearly half of Singapore employers use AI in hiring, with SNEF survey highlighting oversight, fairness and HR adoption trends. Read more at straitstimes.com.

- Nearly half of Singapore employers use AI in HR, especially for recruitment and performance. Larger firms use specialist tools, while smaller firms prefer general tools like ChatGPT.

- SNEF said human oversight stays central. Most AI HR cases still need human sign-off, and employers worry about over-reliance, trust and accountability when AI makes errors.

- SNEF launched an “AI-HR pre-scoped solution” and pilot consultants to support adoption. It also urged firms to keep AI decisions legal under workplace fairness rules and labour laws.

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