The Ministry of Commerce is providing assistance to SMEs to be digitally equipped to get through the pandemic.
The Workforce Development Agency (WDA) has stated that employers are not allowed to ask potential hires for proof of COVID vaccination.
Business groups and unions have said they wish to contribute to the formation of the government’s employment recovery plan.
Taiwan is deliberating on the minimum wage for 2022, even as some businesses continue to struggle financially because of the pandemic.
Factory owners who employ foreign workers have been advised to set up their own vaccination centres (PPVs) at their work premises.
Chartered accountants in the country are calling for tax laws to be passed as working from home becomes the new norm.
The Labour Ministry is aiming to create almost 400,000 jobs in the country’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) within the next five years.
The current guidelines on anti-discrimination at workplaces will be “enshrined” into law, giving the fair employment watchdog more teeth.
A compensation scheme has been launched to protect employers and medical professionals who carry out COVID-19 vaccinations.
Stage 1 of the community-based vocational training center (BLK) has been launched to improve the competency of the country’s human resources.
Workplace relations minister has confirmed that COVID-19 vaccination requirements can be written into new employment agreements.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare found that 37% of 24,042 businesses investigated have violated overtime laws.
Big businesses are conspicuously absent from applying for the latest wage subsidy scheme pushed out by the government.
Senator Joel Villanueva is pushing for a quick approval of a bill to protect freelancers against abuse and exploitation.
Revenues have dropped for many businesses as the country goes into Level 4 lockdown mode in response to a Delta variant outbreak of COVID-19.
The pilot programme aims to limit COVID-related disruptions to the country’s export-driven manufacturing sector.
Income inequality in 2020 was the highest in eight years, with the top 20% of households earning 6.13 times that of the bottom 20%.
The employment minister has said there are more than 150 occupations facing skill shortages across a range of sectors in the country.
As some sectors of the economy reopen, The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia reminds businesses to comply with existing SOPs.
The country’s average annual salary breached the A$90,000 (US$64,191) mark for the first time, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
COVID-19 vaccination guidelines that allow employers to make vaccination mandatory for workers in high-risk settings are being reviewed.
The country’s unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 4.6% in July month-on-month even amid the lockdown in greater Sydney.
Unions and employer groups have generally taken the stance in line with that of the government on vaccine mandates.
Indonesia has officially launched a pilot project model to expand regional-based employment opportunities in five regions across Indonesia.
As the country raises its COVID-19 alert to level 4, the government is planning to reinstate the wage subsidy.
The government’s current priority is to create as many new and quality jobs as possible to build a sustainable economy.
Employees who need to be present at workplaces must undergo fortnightly RTK Antigen tests approved by the health ministry.
From next January, public employees will be granted up to 10 days of paid leave for fertility treatments. as Japan tries to addressing a falling birth rate.
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has proposed a system to determine whether mandatory vaccination for employees would be considered reasonable.
The government is planning to require more companies to provide written contracts when they hire freelancers.
