Korea’s job market sees modest growth yet lost in manufacturing in...
Korea's job growth picked up slightly in November compared to a month earlier but the manufacturing sector alone shed nearly 100,000 positions, data showed...
South Korea ready to receive 15,400 Vietnamese workers
According to Dang Huy Hong, director of the Centre of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, around 15,400 Vietnamese...
Philippine domestic helpers to begin working in Seoul in mid-year
Korea will receive 100 domestic helpers from the Philippines at the end of July for a pilot programme to test the import of foreign...
South Korea to add flexibility to 52-hour work week
South Korea’s government has unveiled a set of plans to overhaul the current 52-hour working week system and give workers greater flexibility in their...
Samsung to go on indefinite strike despite risk to global tech
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co’s largest labour union of more than 30,000 workers declared an indefinite strike, a surprise move that raises the risk...
Workday teams with Samsung SDS for human capital management market development...
Workday, Inc. a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Samsung SDS, the...
Korea showing strong job posting for first time in a short...
South Korea added more than 300,000 jobs for the first time in three months in January, as manufacturing hiring grew for the second month...
Seoul turns to foreign doctors as medical strike drags on
South Korea will allow foreign doctors to work in its hospitals after a rigorous vetting process as a months-long strike by junior medics shows...
IMF notes Korea’s record-low unemployment amid bottoming outgrowth
In a recently published staff report for South Korea, the International Monetary Fund dedicated an annexe to understanding low unemployment in the country.
Noting that...
Korea eases foreign worker employment requirements to counter labour shortage
South Korean Government has issued a legislative notice of an amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Act on the Employment of Foreign Workers,...
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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...
