Novartis moving thousands of jobs out of Switzerland
The pharmaceutical giant is restructuring to focus more on personalised medicines, a move that will consolidate more than 2,000 jobs.
Watch List 2018: Welcome address by Tom Mason
Armstrong Craven CEO Tom Mason says the Watch List is in line with his company’s promise to clients: to always attract the best ‘senior and scarce talent’.
HRM Asia’s inaugural Watch List reveal begins
HRM Magazine Asia is set to unveil its highly-anticipated list of next-generation HR leadership talent from across Southeast Asia.
Alibaba unlikely to meet one million US jobs creation promise: Jack Ma
At the recent World Economic Forum, Alibaba’s Jack Ma warned that trade tensions between China and US could continue for as many as 20 years.
How one company tackled chronic talent shortages
Yorelle Kalika of Active Global Caregivers explains how it navigated the chronic shortage of talent within the eldercare sector.
Zero real wage growth in the Philippines for 16 years: World Bank
According to World Bank experts, there has been income stagnation in the Philippines since the turn of the millenium.
Taiwan looks to Southeast Asia to plug talent gaps
Taiwan is eyeing Southeast Asia to replenish talent and expertise lost to Beijing – and to cope with the problems of an ageing population.
Singapore performs well in human capital study
Singapore ranked 13 out of 195 in the first-ever scientific study ranking countries for their levels of human capital.
Discouraged job-seeker numbers in Korea hit four-year high
The monthly average number of South Koreans that have given up on finding a job hits its highest level since 2014.
Asian businesses struggling to be agile
Two in three businesses in the Asia-Pacific are not quick enough to redesign the workforce to meet urgent business needs, according a new report.
Big Americans named world’s most attractive employers
Employer branding agency Universum has released its 2018 rankings for the world’s most attractive graduate destinations.
Travel and hospitality professionals in demand
Malaysian firms are on the look out for many more hospitality professionals, according to the latest research from Monster.
70% of China’s jobs likely to be replaced by robots
Artificial intelligence is likely to replace about 70% of occupations in China, according to the China Development Research Foundation.
Scoot looks to drive digital transformation from the inside-out
The low-cost carrier is hoping that the transformation will cascade down from employees to customers.
The true, crippling costs of employee turnover
Foo Mao Gen, from Qualtrics, explains why business leaders should look to improve retention and engagement rates.
Japanese firms against employees getting side jobs
Despite the Japanese government’s attempt to promote side hustling, neither employers nor employees are interested.
Majority of Asia-Pacific employers fail to compensate staff fairly
Less than half of companies in Asia Pacific are currently getting compensation right, according to a new survey.
Chinese insurer Aviva-COFCO ventures into HR management space
The company says that “the need to help organisations to be better prepared for a changing business environment has become greater than ever”.
Taiwanese solar cell firm Motech slashing 300 jobs
The cuts will mainly affect migrant workers at Motech, one of the world’s biggest solar cell manufacturers.
Candidate screening in the digital future
In an increasingly digital world, background screening of candidates becomes a vital consideration.
South Korea’s automaker Ssangyong to reinstate 119 laid-off workers
This follows almost a decade of a protracted labour dispute between the carmaker and employees who were forcefully let go in 2009.
Thai minister urges universities to up tech skills training
Unless Thai university graduates have the relevant technology competencies, mass unemployment will be a real threat.
Chinese universities fly high in employability rankings
Tsinghua University is leading the Asian continent in the latest QS graduate employability research, with four other Chinese institutions in the top 100.
GSK planning shut down of Bangladesh unit
Some 800 employees will lose their jobs if GSK Bangladesh proceeds with a proposed closure of its pharmaceuticals business.
Automation to kill Southeast Asian jobs: WEF
Experts at the World Economic Forum have warned that huge employment problems will hit the region if skills do not keep up with technology advances.
Harassment endemic in Japan’s service sector
A new survey from one of Japan’s largest unions has found that almost three quarters of Japan’s service sector employee face harassment from customers.
Grab implements microlearning platform for drivers
The ride-sharing firm will be using mobile technology to provide onboarding and continuous learning via mobile devices.
Hong Kong employers struggling to fill vacant positions
Sales representatives are reportedly the hardest professionals to find in Hong Kong, followed by IT specialists and engineers.
How robotics has become the “future factory” of industry
Omron’s regional head of robotics, Swaminathan Ramamurthy, discusses the potential and current reality of robots in the manufacturing workforce.
Qatar abolishes unpopular exit visa system
Foreign workers in Qatar will no longer need controversial exit permits from their employers to leave the country.