The UNDP in Cambodia has launched the “Youth Employment Project” to upskill and/or reskill the young workforce in the country with digital skills.
An advisory council to the prime minister has recommended raising the retirement age in phases, and to focus on creating jobs for older workers.
The Philippines wants unvaccinated workers not allowed by their employers to enter workplaces to be paid for being present.
The Industry Ministry is training more women to master the latest technologies to support innovation and increase productivity in the industrial sector.
The unemployment rate rose month-on-month to 4.8% in June, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
A new regulation that boosts the financial assistance offered to state enterprise employees infected with COVID-19 has taken effect.
A labour group has urged the Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) to investigate companies which discriminate against unvaccinated workers.
Many companies in the southern part of the country are seeking approval to allow their staff to go back to their own residences.
The country will not enact special laws to mandate vaccination, but employers can make inoculation compulsory in high-risk environments.
Recently released government statistics showed that the employment rate of women dropped to 16.1% in the third quarter last year.
Up to half of employees will be permitted to return to their workplaces starting August 19 as the country prepares to relax its pandemic restrictions.
Taiwan’s New Power Party (NPP) has raised the issue of employers using pandemic relief funds to pay their staff’s salaries.
More workplaces are scheduled to start their on-site vaccination programmes In August, said prime minister Yoshihide Suga.
Companies have asked the government to allow them to deduct the cost of vaccinating their employees from their corporate taxes.
The unemployment rate in the country fell to 6.95% in July – the lowest in four months, an indication of possible recovery in the labour market.
Fresh graduates and first-time job seekers need to brace themselves for stiff competition amid the economic downturn caused by the pandemic.
Civil servants, teachers and healthcare workers must get inoculated against COVID-19 or pay for regular testing.
The recovery was attributed to hiring at pandemic-hit restaurants and retailers as the state of emergency was lifted in some areas.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has called for the development of human resources as a priority for Indonesia’s continued development.
Resident employment for citizens and permanent residents continued to expand, though at a slow pace due to stricter pandemic measures from May 16.
The 34.9-trillion-won (US$30.5-billion) supplementary budget should be disbursed swiftly to pandemic-hit businesses and people.
A US$400-million (₱20.1-billion) loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will expand employment and skills programmes for youth in the country.
About 68.1% of South Koreans aged between 55 and 79 said they would want to work till an average age of 73, health permitting.
A Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness (TCWF) has been set up to review the framework for workplace fairness in Singapore.
Companies are seeking to inoculate employees after the Ministry of Health sought expressions of interest to provide workplace vaccination.
As Singapore prepares to reopen its economy, businesses must play their part to facilitate this process, says Minister Gan Kim Yong.
To buffer the impact of pandemic lockdowns, the government has been providing help to workers via its various policies.
The Ministry of Manpower is preparing the policy for distribution of the BSU wage subsidy programme for workers in 2021.
The legislation doubling the minimum number of sick leave from five to 10 took effect on Saturday, July 24, for employees in New Zealand.
The support package will help workers and businesses affected by the country’s reversion to stricter pandemic restrictions.
