Unvaccinated government staff may need to get tested for COVID-19 every week instead of once every two weeks.
The Social Security Organization (Socso) will give its full support to the government’s plan to strengthen the labour market and expand social safety nets.
Medically eligible public officers who opt to remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 may be asked to take unpaid leave.
The number of people outside the labour force fell 0.6% in August compared to that of 2020, driven by more people wanting to be employed again.
Between March last year and September 2021, more than 73,000 business entities ceased operations, while nearly 103,600 were formed.
More than 5 million workers affected by the pandemic have received assistance from the unemployment insurance fund.
The retirement and re-employment ages for employees will be progressively raised under the law to enable older Singaporeans to continue working.
The government is planning to lower Metro Manila’s pandemic restrictions to Alert Level 2 from November 15 until the end of the year.
One of the main priorities of next year’s budget is creating employment opportunities in a time when many have lost their jobs or had their salaries cut.
Workers with gross monthly salaries of up to S$2,000 (US$1,482) should get a 4.5% to 7.5% raise of between S$70 (US$51.9) and S$90 (US$66.7).
Malaysia is making amendments to the Employment Act 1955 on flexible work to ensure employees can work safely from home.
The Manpower Ministry (MOM) said the labour market saw a rise in resident employment and fewer retrenchments compared to Q2.
The Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) has issued guidelines on the release of the 13th month pay for this year.
The speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives says doing so will improve the welfare of workers affected by the pandemic.
The proportion of non-regular employees has increased by 2.1 percentage points to 38.4% of the labour force in August year-on-year.
Employees of businesses where customers are required to show vaccine certificates will be given four weeks to also get the jab or face sacking
The government will form a committee to set up India’s first National Employment Policy to significantly raise employment in the country.
The human resources minister has tabled for the first reading a Bill to amend the Employment Act to insert a new section on paternity leave in Parliament.
About 113,000 working people remain unvaccinated in the country, out of which only a small portion are not medically fit for the COVID-19 vaccination.
As locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 have been brought under control, the employment rate fell for a third consecutive month in September.
Businesses offering dine-in and in-person services cannot fire staff or withhold the salaries of those who are not vaccinated.
The jobless rate in Hong Kong fell from 4.7% in the June-August period to 4.5% in the July-September quarter, the lowest since the first quarter last year.
Gig and platform workers may be reclassified as employees in a major government policy move amid a changing employment landscape.
To help SMEs retain employees, the Thai Cabinet has approved a 37-billion-baht (US$1.1 billion) subsidy programme that will help pay for salaries.
The Public Service Department (JPA) is mandating all medically fit civil servants to get the jab against COVID-19 or face the sack.
An online survey of 4,476 employees shows that a much higher proportion of women than men prefer to work remotely than at a physical office location.
Employees who made claims for salary arrears and compensation for wrongful dismissal in the last financial year recovered S$13 million.
Data showed that the country’s surveyed urban unemployment rate fell 0.5 percentage point to 4.9% in September year-on-year.
Workers in Taiwan worked more hours than those in other countries in the world last year except for three other countries, according to the Ministry of Labour.
To help workers, especially women, balance family and employment responsibilities, Labour has urged for a review of the “erosion” of part-time work.