Should employers look for the best fit?
In the landscape of meritocracy, most recruiters would believe that the best job is reserved for the best man. However, getting the perfect fit...
Microsoft India offers enhanced family benefits
Recognising the need for a more inclusive approach, Microsoft India is introducing family caregiver leave for its staff.
Under this enhanced scheme, staff will be...
Leading in uncertain times
Cegos Asia Pacific’s new partnership with the Centre for Executive Education (CEE) is geared to take business critical executive and senior leader development beyond...
What can you do when your workplace becomes toxic?
We cannot deny that there is the good and ugly in each person, and the difference is that some allow the dark side to...
Japan mulls allowing blue collar foreign workers to stay indefinitely
In a major shift, Japan is looking to allow foreign nationals in certain blue-collar jobs to stay indefinitely starting as early as the 2022...
China: Out With Tech Giants, In With Semiconductors
It has been quite some time since China began to crackdown on its enormous tech and internet giants. Since then, job growth has seen...
China issues guidelines for flexible job market to boost employment
In a bid to enhance services for flexible workers, China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS) issued a comprehensive set of guidelines...
China bans govt officials from using iPhones for work
China has ordered officials at central government agencies to not use Apple's iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the...
Asking employees the right questions — at the right time
Exit interviews get mixed reviews among HR professionals. But if you’re going to do them, you need to do them right.
Andrew Lu, writing on...
Nokia implements cost cuts: significant workforce reduction in China and Europe
It was reported that Nokia has laid off close to 2,000 people or about a fifth of its employee base across Greater China and...
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Wage inequality has declined in two-thirds of countries worldwide
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) reveals that wage inequality has decreased in about two-thirds of all countries since 2000. Despite...
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Labour shortage may encourage some Dutch firms to go abroad
The Netherlands is at the bottom of a ranking of the world’s 89 most important economies when it comes to labour shortages, according to...
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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...
