Hire workers from short-term Covid-19 roles, says MOM
SINGAPORE: Companies suffering manpower shortage should consider hiring people who performed short-term Covid-19 jobs, according to...
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- Feb 14, 2022
Employers to plan for manpower shortages as Omicron wave hits
SINGAPORE: The multi-ministry taskforce tackling the Covid-19 pandemic in Singapore has called on employers to prepare Business...
- Jan 31, 2022
Why recruitment "ghosting" is a rising issue for HR
CHIEF OF STAFF TV: Firms and recruiters should be using automation tools to ensure clear communication with job candidates, even the...
- Jan 28, 2022
Five Top Tips to manage salary and benefits packages
HR ADVICE: For businesses looking to acquire the best talent an industry has to offer, a competitive benefit and compensation package is...
- Jan 28, 2022
Face-to-face interactions still vital as hybrid working sets in
CHIEF OF STAFF TV: Hybrid working may be the HR catchphrase of the year, but workforce leaders should not completely turn their back on...
- Jan 27, 2022
PHP 1 billion in cash aid allocated for Covid-19 relief
PHILIPPINES: Around 200,000 formal sector workers in Manila and other regions are set to each receive PHP 5,000 (USD 97) in cash aid, to...
- Jan 25, 2022
Department of Labour urges firms to pay quarantine leave
PHILIPPINES: The department of labour and employment (DOLE) has urged firms to provide paid leave for workers who contract Covid-19 and...
- Jan 21, 2022
Five Top Tips for HR leaders to support a hybrid workplace
HR ADVICE: In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic forced many employees to learn to do their jobs from home. Overnight, the rate of home-working...
- Nov 22, 2021
A collaboration service to ease hiring foreign talents globally
HR TECHNOLOGY: A competitive market and growing employee demand for remote work have made organisations look outward to hire foreign...
- Oct 29, 2021
Are fresh graduates at risk of long-term unemployment?
CHIEF OF STAFF TV: Employers have shifted their hiring strategies in the midst of the pandemic, with experienced candidates in relative...
- Oct 28, 2021
How mental health issues are impacting employer brands
CHIEF OF STAFF TV: In the debut episode of Chief of Staff Asia's panel discussion series, titled The HR Agenda, host Justin Harper and...
- Oct 28, 2021
How the HR tech market has defied the pandemic
CHIEF OF STAFF TV: The HR technology market is an enormous part of businesses, both big and small, in the current operating environment,...
- Oct 21, 2021
Wagely app for managing income raises USD 5.6 million
INDONESIA: The most attractive benefit that Wagely, an Indonesian-made app, offers employees is that it allows them to withdraw their...
- Oct 8, 2021
Airport workers in compensation claim over lost lunch breaks
THAILAND: 200 airport security workers in Thailand have filed a complaint against their employer for denying them lunch and toilet...
- Oct 5, 2021
Borders to re-open after country moves into endemic phase
MALAYSIA: Malaysia is looking to re-open its borders to travelers after the country moves into the Covid-19 endemic phase. The government...
- Sep 27, 2021
Labour shortages begin to bite; at least 400,000 recruits needed
THAILAND: Thailand’s Labour ministry has told local media it is preparing to recruit locals to fill more than 400,000 jobs that were left...
- Sep 24, 2021
New dormitories planned for post-Covid migrant workers
SINGAPORE: Two new dormitories, with facilities such as larger living spaces and en-suite bathrooms, will be built next year, the...
- Sep 24, 2021
USD 518 million Covid-19 package for business approved
THAILAND: The funds will be used to provide financial support to companies and their staff, as the country eases restrictions since its...
- Sep 22, 2021
EconThai backs lifting of key lockdown measures
THAILAND: The Employers’ Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) has welcomed the Thai national government’s decision to ease...
- Sep 22, 2021
Employers return to hiring markets in Singapore
SINGAPORE: While more than one in three employers are expected to hire more staff in the coming fourth quarter, some 37% of organizations...
- Sep 20, 2021
Firms can take actions against anti-vaxxer staff
MALAYSIA: Malaysian HR minister, Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, says firms can now take action against workers who refuse the Covid-19...
- Sep 15, 2021
Unemployment continues its rise in Thailand
THAILAND: The Thailand Development Research Institute estimates that there will be 1 million unemployed people in Thailand by the end of...
- Sep 9, 2021
Employers question new quarantine rules
MALAYSIA: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has questioned the rules for quarantine and Covid-19 testing under the government’s...
- Sep 8, 2021
Asian salaries projected to rise in 2022
ASIA PACIFIC: Emerging markets in Asia Pacific are expecting higher salaries in 2022, with a projected increase of 5.3% for professionals...
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