These could include providing options for flexible rosters, shift swapping, job shares, compressed work weeks, split shifts and multi-skilling.
Despite the easing of pandemic measures in the country, large companies are continuing to allow their employees to work from home.
The Cabinet has approved the first annual fiscal and economic policy blueprint that pledges aggressive investment in human resources.
The city is pushing out two measures for alleviating the financial burden on seven key industries seriously affected by the pandemic.
Starting from June 15, new flexible work arrangements (FWA) in the public sector will cover 1.7 million employees.
A special five-year visa will be issued to lure remote workers and business-leisure travellers back to Bali and other destinations.
Such workspaces will support innovation and consider the new needs of businesses and workers in the future economy.
Wage hikes ranging between P30 (US$0.78) and P110 (US$2.86) are set to take effect in at least 14 regions this month.
‘Going green’ could bring workers back to the city and create a conducive work environment that improves health and wellbeing.
The minimum daily wage hike this year will not be a sharp one to protect businesses still reeling from the economic impact of the pandemic.
Of the 70 employers that have achieved the Family Friendly Workplaces (FFW) certification, 70% are providing gender equal access to paid parental leave.
The government will draw up a five-year plan by the end of this year to support startups and increase investments for their promotion by 10 times.
Job vacancies advertised online in Malaysia soared up to 159,148 in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 90,218 in the same quarter last year.
If implemented, a 4% minimum wage increase will represent the biggest percentage increase in more than 10 years.
The HR Ministry has urged government-linked companies and private firms to implement menstrual leave policies without waiting for legislation.
Wages rose in many sectors as revenue grew amid a stable global economy, said the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS).
Indonesia’s Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto highlighted this while sharing the country’s employment improvement strategies.
The government has initiated a plan to establish an organisation to serve as the national central body for regional gender equality centres.
Companies are also encouraged to ensure that workforce education matches the acceleration of digital technology.
Working in tandem with the government, the heads of the nation’s five largest conglomerates have pledged their support for SMEs in the country.
Measures being considered to support the budget include companies and workers paying premiums to a child insurance system.
A tight labour market is prompting the upskill and reskill of employees to meet manpower needs, and is providing more opportunities for jobseekers.
To address workplace gender inequality, most South Koreans support the return of women to the workforce after childbirth.
The most common reason new graduates gave for leaving a job within three years was that the “job was not a good match” (40.1%), according to a survey.
The deployment of the fifth-generation network (5G) in the country has been projected to create about 148,000 new jobs.
An integrated Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) database is being created to link ministries, institutions, and regional governments.
Malaysia’s labour market momentum escalated in the first quarter of 2022 as both demand and supply ascended further.
The average salary of China’s urban employees in the non-private sector topped 100,000 yuan (US$14,929) for the first time.
More than eight out of 10 people who reported sexual harassment at the workplace said they suffered from some form of retaliation.
Support is planned for female small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs who require financial and competency advancement to develop.
