RCA2018: Best Recruitment Firm – Engineering and IT positions
Sciente International came out trumps in the closely contested category to be named HRM Magazine Asia readers’ choice for the third year running.
Talent-starved Germany looking to relax immigration law
The European nation has been struggling to replenish its skilled workforce, and is hoping the new law will help attract high-calibre talent.
Employees in Asia Pacific want individual recognition and reward
Employees in the region want validation for their individual skills and contributions, a new study has found.
Readers’ Choice Awards celebrates the best of HR service providers
HRM Asia’s Readers’ Choice Awards were unveiled on Friday night, with 200 industry players on hand to celebrate each of the trophies.
Young Taiwanese seek jobs in Southeast Asia and India
New research shows young people in Taiwan are increasingly interested in pursuing careers in other parts of Asia.
Philippines president fast tracks security of tenure bill
The proposed bill looks to prohibit abuses of contractualisation and labour-only contracting in the Philippines.
Healthcare abuses that companies should watch out for
Derek Goldberg, Managing Director of Aetna International in Asia-Pacific, reveals the less savoury side of corporate healthcare.
HRM Asia’s top stories for September, 2018
Check out what caught readers’ attention over the month of September – from workplace bullying to Alibaba’s talent development plans in Singapore.
Single expertise no longer enough in employees
According to recruitment experts, companies now look for candidates who have a good grasp of all the business functions.
New app helps Bangladesh jobseekers navigate the informal economy
With funding and expertise from the likes of Google, the new app Kormo is helping Bangladeshis with job opportunities, work skills, and career advice
Dramatic changes will help Japan attract more foreign talent
Japan is pushing through changes to ensure a far greater number of foreign talents are able to help reduce its domestic manpower shortages.
HRM Asia job of the week: 28 September 2018
Frazer Jones is seeking a dedicated HR Information System manager who can help a European FMCG giant develop their presence in Asia.
China aggressively pushing big data and AI to drive new job creation
The Chinese government is looking to promote the digital economy through skills upgrading, and also by attracting skilled foreign workers.
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.