Japan’s gender gap the widest among OECD countries
Japan has the most pronounced gender gap among the 34 high-income nations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and ranks just...
Malaysia to Send Skilled Workers to Japan
Malaysia, Japan to finalise MOC on sending skilled workers to Japan, says Saravanan
Malaysia and Japan will finalise a memorandum of cooperation on sending Malaysian...
Vietnam leads Asia in workplace thriving, followed by Taiwan, Singapore, and...
A total of 37% of Thai employees say they are thriving in their workplaces, according to the 2024 Gallup State of the Global Workplace...
Japanese companies looking to rehire former employees to meet HR needs
While it was once common for Japanese companies to have a negative view of employees who left before retirement, recent labor shortages are encouraging...
‘Spare-time’ job matching services are supporting Japan’s rural communities
More people in Japan are seeking flexible employment to accommodate personal schedules or family responsibilities. In contrast with corporate platforms used in urban areas,...
Japan’s Seniors Brace for Life Without Retirement
Wearing a blue, narrow-brimmed fedora and a white button-up shirt, his hands shaking ever so slightly, Koichi Kashiwa raises his cup to take a...
Japan’s 2024 wage negotiations concluded with the most substantial salary increases...
According to the final tally of the country's biggest union group, Japan’s annual pay negotiations ended with the highest raises in more than three...
New “Women in the Workplace: Asia” survey – generational divide in...
Transparent visibility of opportunities, workplace flexibility and access to opportunities rank as the three most pressing actions companies need to take to empower a...
Japan to Call for Employment Until Age 70
Japan’s Labour Ministry is seeking to urge companies to ensure jobs for workers until the age of 70 years from April 2021. The Ministry...
Japan gov’t launches initiative to close gender pay gap in key...
A Japanese government project team on June 5 approved an interim report encouraging five industries with significant gender wage gaps to develop action plans...
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Chinese money fuels hiring spree among private banks in Hong Kong
Wealth managers are ramping up hiring in Hong Kong to cater to an inflow of mainland Chinese money. UBS Group is adding staff as...
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Nearly 90% of Korean workers support raising retirement age
As Korea moves toward becoming an ultra-aged society, an increasing number of workers are voicing strong support for the raising of the retirement age...
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9th Malaysian Shared Services and Outsourcing Week
Venue: Malaysia
Date: 13-16 June 2022
The pandemic has proved the importance of Shared Services, and the demand for Shared Services is rising. Malaysia remains...
