Jobs will be created for the disabled at government departments, public institutions, state-owned enterprises and private businesses.
The fall in numbers in 2021 was attributed to the increase in parental leave taken in 2020 when schools and kindergartens closed due to COVID-19.
Compared to a month earlier, the number of workers rose by 180,000 in March, while workers who were unemployed fell by 90,000 over the same month.
Last July and August, 34% of workers said that they felt that working from home on most days was the new normal, but this fell further in April 2022.
Some 23.5% of 2,000 respondents to a recent survey indicated that they had experienced harassment in the workplace in the last 12 months
The country’s surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.5% in Q1’2022, up 0.1 percentage points year-on-year, according to official data.
New South Wales is removing most of its vaccination mandates next month, although Victoria has not announced an end to its vaccination mandates.
Recovery was observed over the last few months in sectors like construction, exports, commodities and consumption as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted.
Employees will also be allowed to remove masks when they are not interacting physically with others and when they are not in customer-facing areas.
A total of 177,642 people were receiving Jobseeker Support as of end-March, and of these people, some 100,854 were “work ready”.
Such an agreement offers employers flexibility with the circumstances of their workers, covering conditions like pay, for instance.
Beside the wage hike, the government also aims to create 300,000 jobs for the homeless this year, under its Zero Homelessness Initiative.
Many drafted regulations were raising concerns among companies that the policies would impose an additional cost burden on businesses.
Businesses and organisations should adopt a policy of working from home for between 5 and 7 days, said the Department of Disease Control.
The ASEAN SME Academy 2.0 platform provides training and mentorship to MSMEs by featuring localised courses on topics of interest.
This has allowed a particular startup to hire from a large pool of talent, with 95% of staff working from other locations.
Out of the 117 businesses surveyed by Kyodo News, 49 firms said that they will hire more fresh graduates starting next April.
Including firms in operation, the total registered capital injected by businesses into the economy in the first quarter was VND1,170 trillion.
These include the informal sector, companies employing less than five workers, and businesses facing huge losses because of the pandemic.
If approved, the plan would see the increase of the minimum monthly wage to between VND3.25 million and VND4.68 million.
Most employers are not ready to adopt a four-day workweek, noted the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers.
Hitachi employees now have more flexibility to change and organise their schedules to work only four days a week.
The platform will use artificial intelligence to draw up the best job matches and will offer end-to-end employment related information to jobseekers.
Employers should create a more accommodating working environment for women, urged a global social impact enterprise.
The Philippines labour department highlighted that it would be wrong for workplaces to start getting complacent against COVID-19.
SMEsHub, which was set up to support the growth of MSMEs, recently launched a platform, seeking to engage the younger generation and MSMEs.
The wage subsidies will help stimulate consumer spending, which could help the government in its efforts to revive the economy.
This will result in a more equitable distribution of statutory parental leave and help reshape societal perceptions on gender roles, said MP Louis Chua.
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board has highlighted that the trade union’s request for a blanket pay hike is not within its jurisdiction.
The new legislation aims to create an environment in which good employers are not disadvantaged by paying reasonable, industry-standard wages.