While companies have witnessed a surge in job applications, it does not necessarily equate to finding the right candidate.
Employees’ skills, financial independence, and financial inclusion have so far been improved through the Pre-Employment Card Programme.
The government plans to enhance its reskilling programmes to better meet the needs of mature and mid-career workers.
The use of artificial intelligent hiring tools does not result in a reduction of bias or improvement in diversity, a study has found.
To achieve its goal of 9 million digital talents by 2030, the nation needs to produce 600,000 digital talents a year.
The Minimum Wage Commission reached a consensus last Thursday to raise the minimum wage to HK$40, a 6.7% increase.
5G, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and analytics were identified as tech trends that will create high job demand in the near future.
Employment in South Korea reached 28.38 in September, up 707,000 from last year, marking the largest year-on-year growth since 1999.
Retired Australian women typically have 23.1% less in their pension accounts than men, said the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.
Human-centric leadership will be crucial to drive organisations forward as the world of work continues to evolve.
Employers will be given cash incentives to hire disabled people, women who are looking to enter the workforce and former convicts.
Companies in Indonesia have been urged to invest in female workers’ health to increase business productivity and employee loyalty.
The Health Promotion Foundation wants to add to the 2,000 workplaces around the country that are already non-smoking premises.
Employees who are recognised are likely to be more engaged, productive, inclusive, and loyal to their organisations.
While the unemployment rate has fallen below pre-pandemic levels, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has cautioned against looming economic uncertainty.
A study revealed that when it comes to integrating mental health into formal management systems, most firms have much to improve on.
Organisations have been urged to implement and observe labour norms that address wages, social assistance, as well as work safety and health.
A senator has proposed that firms are penalised if they fail to pay employees their 13th month wages before December 24.
With virtual work expected to increase, companies believe productivity can be improved through flexible work arrangements.
Singapore President Halimah Yaakob has encouraged employers to institute family-care leave to allow workers to care for their families.
Enabling global growth and providing employment opportunities for the ‘everywhere workforce’ is at the core of the newly branded G-P.
PM Fumio Kishida is asking employers to increase pay to keep up with inflation during wage negotiations next spring.
Hybrid managers feel less connected to their company culture than their full-time remote or full-time on-site peers.
As of August, 67.51 million people were employed in Japan, of which almost a third are those not in formal employment.
While their technical literacy is deemed to be satisfactory, jobseekers need to improve their problem-solving skills to gain employment.
First piloted by the Health Promotion Board in 2019, the programme will now cover another 7,000 workers by 2024.
As sexual violence cases have a detrimental effect on productivity, it is critical that companies prevent such incidents, said the Manpower Ministry.
Increasing wages too rapidly will negatively impact Singapore’s global competitiveness, cautioned Singapore’s Finance Minister.
To ensure women in the workforce are paid fairly, the government has also been urged to make pay gap reporting mandatory.
Two new programmes offer SMEs the chance to push ahead with digitalisation to improve productivity, optimise operations and lower operation costs.