Boeing strike continues as workers reject wage agreement
Boeing factory workers voted to reject a contract offer and continue a more than five-week strike on Wednesday (October 23), in a blow to...
Job losses mount as Thai auto industry struggles with sales slump
Employment in Thailand’s automotive and auto parts industries as well as car financing services is declining as domestic car sales have been sluggish for...
The Majority of Singapore Workers Yearn For Digital Skills Training: Report
Amazon Web Services, Inc (AWS), an Amazon.com company, has found that the need for digital skills training became more acute during the pandemic, with...
Socso needs to review policies in line with current developments
The Malaysia’s Social Security Organisation or Socso needs to constantly keep its policies and employee protection programmes abreast with current developments, especially the latest...
Malaysia’s HR minister calls for expansion of rehabilitation services
Malaysia’s Human Resources Minister, Steven Sim Chee Keong, recently advocated for the expansion of the Social Security Organisation’s (Socso) rehabilitation services.
He called for the...
Outcome of civil service salary review to be announced in the...
The decision on the improvement in the civil service salary structure system in Malaysia is expected to be announced during the tabling of Budget...
Temasek-backed ShopBack cuts 24% of jobs in retreat from ‘pay-later’
ShopBack, an online shopping rewards app backed by Temasek Holdings Pte, is cutting about a quarter of its workforce as it retreats from the...
Ensuring local workers stay competitive is key to normalising flexi-work
Flexible work arrangements have become a talking point in recent days with the launch of guidelines for employers to fairly consider such requests.
And as...
Google trims down at least 100 jobs across fast-growing cloud unit
It was reported that Alphabet is laying off employees from several teams in Google’s cloud unit, one of its fastest-growing businesses, CNBC has learned.
The...
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...
Featured
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...
Top News
Malaysia unveils tax incentives for companies and workers in Johor-Singapore SEZ
Malaysia has announced tax incentives to draw investments to the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), including a 5 per cent tax rate for companies...
Diary
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...
