From AI to employee wellbeing: ADP reveals HR priorities for 2025
As organisations prepare for 2025, ADP highlights key HR trends, with a focus on employee wellbeing, skills development, and AI regulations.
For Gen Z, hybrid work isn’t just a vibe—it’s a call for companies to listen
Mark Dixon of International Workplace Group stresses that organisations must adapt to Gen Z’s hybrid work expectations to attract top talent.
Modernising HR processes in an AI-driven world
Inchcape’s Wendy Foong outlines the organisation’s successful enhancement of its HR operating model, in step with its digital transformation plans.
2025 priorities: How prepared is your HR team for these challenges?
HR executives need to rethink their priorities in the coming year to stay closely aligned with changing business goals in 2025, says Gartner’s Mark Whittle.
Gen Z employees in the Philippines seek purpose and prosperity
Filipino Gen Z employees prioritise financial security, family support, and societal impact, reflecting a blend of pragmatism and purpose-driven goals.
Leveraging your workforce strategy: Understanding your talent needs
The rise of the blended workforce is reshaping talent strategies, requiring new rules to manage freelancers and employees effectively.
Career interruptions plague nearly 70% of married women in South Korea
In the first half of 2024, 1.22 million married women left the workforce, with child-rearing identified as the primary reason.
Redefining leadership: Multiculturalism and flexibility
Effective leadership demands inclusivity, adaptability, and multicultural understanding to navigate diverse teams and evolving workplace dynamics.
Is Singapore ready for a four-day workweek?
Kadence’s Dave Cairns highlights global successes as employers in Singapore grapple with four-day workweek challenges.
Tips for better succession planning: 7 common pitfalls to avoid
Building leadership pipelines is not one-size-fits-all—avoid these seven common pitfalls, especially if you are just starting out.
How AI will drive personalisation of learning in 2025
As the power and capabilities of Generative AI improve exponentially, it also holds the potential to transform workplace learning.
Japan clamps down on debilitating overworked culture
If passed, a proposed new bill will mandate employers to ensure that their employees do not work for 14 consecutive days or more.
Deel launches White Label & Reseller Programmes for global HR
The new programmes streamline global HR management, enabling companies to offer branded, integrated payroll and onboarding solutions.
Leading from the front: First-of-its-kind mental health first aid for CEOs
CEOs set the tone and culture of the organisations they lead, yet not many know how to be proactive role models on mental wellbeing.
AI strategy vs. HR strategy. What do you really need?
Despite the demand for AI strategies, many HR leaders have strategy, plans, and technology all confused right now.
Employees in Singapore have more scope to report discrimination
When enacted, new legislation will create a safer environment for employees to bring up workplace grievances, without fair of unfair repercussions.
How Asia-Pacific is embracing remote hiring for global talent
Barbara Matthews, Chief People Officer at Remote, shares how APAC organisations are redefining hiring strategies to build cross-border teams.
Aligning profitability with purpose: How APBS is inspiring a better world
At Asia-Pacific Breweries Singapore, fostering inclusivity and creating positive social impact beyond business operations is a priority.
Harnessing AI for a people-first approach to customer experience
As AI becomes integral to organisations, redefining roles to foster human-AI collaboration is crucial, says Angie Tay, Group COO and EVP of TDCX.
Toxicity alert: Identifying classic signs of toxic behaviour in the workplace
If you have always suspected that you might be infected by toxic behaviour at work, here’s a list of toxic behaviours to look out for.
Thinking skills: The new currency in the digital age
A new NTUC LearningHub report shows 94% of leaders consider thinking skills essential for boosting employee capabilities in a digital economy.
The best of both worlds: Why inclusive leave policies matter
Organisations like Telstra and OMRON are innovating their benefits strategies to address the increasingly varied needs of working parents.
RTO mandate is not to drive voluntary turnover, says Amazon CEO
The call for employees to return to office is to strengthen Amazon’s culture and not to force employees out, CEO Andy Jassy insists.
AI therapy: Bridging the workplace mental health gap
Although employers are paying more attention to employee mental health, they can leverage AI to do more, writes Sarah Poh of The Therapy Platform.
UOB invests in employee development to drive future success
UOB’s Dean Tong highlights the necessity of reskilling and upskilling employees to thrive amid rapid technological changes.
How SIAEC’s total rewards strategy is meeting diverse employee needs
To ensure long-term sustainability, initiatives addressing employee needs are also aligned with SIAEC’s organisational priorities.
To disclose or not to disclose: The salary history dilemma
While sharing salary history may aid hiring managers in assessing a candidate’s market value, it risks perpetuating wage disparities for many jobseekers.
What if L&D were a profit centre and how can organisations benefit?
Dr CJ Meadows of the S P Jain School of Global Management presents alternative ways of looking at viable business models for L&D.
Empowering talent: Innovating with skilled-based compensation
To attract and retain top talent, GlobalFoundries is proactively responding to the evolving needs and expectations of their employees.
A four-day workweek? It’s not happening, say Singapore’s employers
An overwhelming majority of employers have rejected the notion of a four-day workweek, citing reasons like cost and loss of productivity.