The Reading List: In depth, HR-focused reads for the weekend
CHIEF OF STAFF: It is almost the weekend. Here, curated by Chief of Staff Asia, are some of the most interesting insights and reporting...
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- 20 hours ago
Five hiring practices HR professionals must stop doing
CHIEF OF STAFF FIVE: A company’s hiring process is already a strong indicator of the organisation’s overall work culture. It gives...
- 1 day ago
Staff sent home as Twitter's cost cutting hits Singapore
SINGAPORE: Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s push to cut the social media company’s spending has reached the Lion City. Twitter staff in Singapore...
- 2 days ago
Low wages, understaffing push remaining nurses into long shifts
PHILIPPINES: A shortage of workers is forcing many nursing professionals into taking on dangerously long shifts of up to 12 hours at a...
- Jan 18
Slow HR leaders losing talent to competitors
PHILIPPINES: A majority of Filipino candidates are turning down job offers as HR leaders are not acting fast enough to secure their...
- Jan 17
Permanent hires outpace part-time positions in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Seventy-nine percent of new hires in the last six months were for permanent, full time positions, while 9% of full-time...
- Jan 17
Apple supplier invests USD 400 million for new plants
VIETNAM: Chinese display maker, BOE Technology Group Co Ltd., which supplies both Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co, is planning to...
- Jan 16
205 Singapore companies closed down last year
SINGAPORE: Approximately 205 companies had to shut down in 2022, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Law. The High Court...
- Jan 10
Tourism deal with China to boost employment in Philippines
PHILIPPINES: Following a US$22 billion investment pledge from China, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said this could lead to more jobs for...
- Jan 6
Hiring boom seen for financials and real estate
SINGAPORE: Posting a strong employment outlook of +57%, the financials and real estate sector may soon see a hiring boom, according to a...
- Jan 6
Fewer hirings in Vietnam, as consumer spending falls
VIETNAM: Recruitment demand fell by 25% at the end of 2022. This is according to a study from Vietnam recruiting firm Navigos, which said...
- Dec 13, 2022
Carousell cuts 110 staff as tech industry reckoning widens
SOUTHEAST ASIA: Online marketplace Carousell has joined a slew of major tech companies in retrenching a considerable number of their...
- Dec 13, 2022
Singapore resident workforce shows growth for 2022
SINGAPORE: The Singaporean government says the resident labour force continued its positive trend in 2022, with employment rates rising...
- Dec 12, 2022
Amazon to layoff over 20,000 employees in the coming months
GLOBAL: Amazon is cutting back on its workforce. The retail and cloud computing giant is reported to lay off about 20,000 employees,...
- Dec 6, 2022
Manpower shortage looms over Singapore retail industry
SINGAPORE: Nine in 10 Singapore retail employees agree that there is a manpower shortage in the city-state, the National Trade Union...
- Dec 5, 2022
Flash Coffee lays off employees in Singapore, Indonesia
SINGAPORE, INDONESIA: Cofee chain Flash Coffee has reportedly cut jobs in Singapore and Indonesia. Flash Coffee Indonesia’s ex Head of PR...
- Dec 2, 2022
US tech giant HP to cut up to 6,000 jobs globally
GLOBAL: US tech giant Hewlett Packard (HP) said it's cutting up to 6,000 jobs or about 12% of its workforce across all the firm's global...
- Dec 1, 2022
Malaysia's unemployment rate drops to 3.7% in Q3 2022
MALAYSIA: Malaysia’s labour market is slowly recovering, with the unemployment rate in the country dropping to 3.7% in the third quarter...
- Nov 30, 2022
Sea Ltd laid off 10% of workforce in past 6 months
SINGAPORE: Singapore-based e-commerce and gaming firm Sea Ltd laid off over 7,000 employees or about 10% of its workforce in the past six...
- Nov 29, 2022
GoTo cuts over 1,000 jobs to reduce costs
INDONESIA: Tech firm PT GoTo will layoff 1,300 workers or 12% of its workforce, joining a wave sweeping through the tech industry....
- Nov 28, 2022
FEH and TP partner to boost hospitality talent pipeline
SINGAPORE: Hospitality group Far East Hospitality (FEH) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP) have partnered to create a robust local talent...
- Nov 23, 2022
About 4,000 new nurses to enter Singapore workforce
SINGAPORE: The Singaporean Ministry of Health has announced that it will be expanding the healthcare workforce by approximately 4,000...
- Nov 23, 2022
Number of full-time workers in Indonesia rises
INDONESIA: Indonesia's Central Statistic Agency announced that working conditions in the country have improved, backed by the growing...
- Nov 21, 2022
Meta lays off over 11,000 employees
GLOBAL: Tech giant Meta announced last week that it has cut 13% of its workforce, or 11,000 employees to minimise risks amid uncertain...
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