Major banks ask more staff to return to office five days...
Citigroup, HSBC Holdings and Barclays are ordering more staffers to report to company offices five days a week, Bloomberg News reported late on Thursday...
Japan eyes training foreign workers amid labour shortages
The Japanese government has adopted plans to create a new system designed to train unskilled foreign workers and facilitate their attainment of medium- to...
Luban Workshops: China’s vocational education goes global
Luban Workshop has garnered attention from global insiders at the 2024 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference in North China's Tianjin Municipality, which...
Manufacturers ask for Malaysian govt support to boost talent pool
Manufacturers have called for government support to address the talent drain by allowing skilled foreign workers to be brought in while locals are trained.
Relying...
Japan helping in Sri Lanka’s human resource development project
The government of Japan has provided grant aid worth approximately Rs.611 million (Yen 284 million) for Sri Lanka’s Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) project....
Improving employment sector under vocational training programmes
Indonesia's employment sector has started to recover with the help of various government programmes after the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Manpower...
The Philippines’ unemployment rate dropped further in November 2023
According to a statement released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) the country's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in November last year,...
Singapore’s job market displays positive growth trends and hiring sentiment for...
A recent survey by Reeracoen, a leading provider of human resource services in Singapore, provides insightful revelations about employers' hiring motivations and workforce plans...
Comprehensive pension framework needs layered programmes for wide coverage, says EPF...
A comprehensive pension framework that includes multiple programmes providing layered income and wide coverage is required to safeguard the retirement of future ageing populations,...
HR companies flourish amid China’s economic shift
While candidates should be prepared for structural and cyclical factors affecting the Chinese job market, opportunities are also becoming evident for foreign human resources...
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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...
