Embraer offers 50 technological qualification scholarships for women
Embraer opened the registration for its career acceleration programme in technology in Brazil, which will be exclusively dedicated to women this year. The third...
Japan approved bill for background checks for work
The Cabinet on Tuesday (Mar 29, 2024) approved a bill that aims to protect young children from sexual assault by requiring those seeking employment...
Malaysian HR Ministry launched the Flexible Work Arrangement Guidelines
The Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA) Guidelines launched recently is one of the continuous efforts by the Government and the Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) to...
Korea to rework Employment Permit System for foreign workers
A conference for the Employment Permit System (EPS) recently kicked off for a three-day run in Busan, co-hosted by the Ministry of Employment and...
More young South Koreans give up on finding a job
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) was the highest last month for any July on record, revealing South...
One-third of organisations in the Philippines reported lower salary budgets for...
Despite the economy rebounding, over one-third of organisations (34.6%) in the Philippines reported that their salary budgets for the 2024 cycle were lower than...
New retention scheme will benefit about 29,000 Singaporean nurses financially
The Singapore Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung announced on Tuesday (Feb 20) that nurses in Singapore will receive up to S$100,000 in a...
The Philippines’ unemployment eased slightly in November 2024
The proportion of unemployed Filipinos declined in November, as the typical surge in employment opportunities during the holiday season trumped the labour market disruptions...
Study finds legal departments are too under-resourced to be effective
Being an APAC-based General Counsel (GC) is hard, according to the results of a survey by Axiom, the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal...
UK wage growth declines to two-year low as unemployment rate decreases
It was reported that British pay growth dropped to its lowest in nearly two years in the second quarter, likely reassuring the Bank of...
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Short on workers, Japan retailer hires remote cashiers living overseas
One of Japan’s largest 24-hour convenience store chains is turning to remote cashiers based overseas in a bid to tackle the country’s chronic labour...
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Job growth in South Korea falters
South Korea's employment growth in 2024 slowed substantially compared to previous years, with December marking a net job loss compared to one year before,...
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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...
