By developing creative employees, organisations can help boost business productivity in more conventional roles like accounting and data analytics.
A number of unions are gearing up to campaign for both menstrual and menopause leave for female employees.
Ways to foster attractive workplaces include leveraging flexible work options to provide employees with more autonomy.
A project has been launched in Japan to encourage men to take the lead in eliminating gender disparities in workplaces.
Childcare has been cited as the main reason why married women in the country choose to leave the workforce.
Hybrid work, the rising cost of living, and uncertainty about the future are all stress factors for employees in Singapore.
While some companies want a full return to the office, others are offering hybrid options as part of a flexible workplace culture.
One in three employees in Japan currently have a side job or have had one in the past, as employers are encouraged to support this practice.
Adjustments to the minimum wage are determined by combining inflation, economic growth, and the productivity at work factor of respective provinces.
A newly tabled convention includes legislation that mandates employers to maintain workplace policies against harassment and violence.
In contrast, over 20% of leaders in the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia expect employees to be working in the office all the time.
Hong Kong has approved HK$12.1 billion (US$1.5 billion) in wage subsidies for eligible employers and employees.
Fears of a potential recession may temporarily curb hiring in the short term, but long-term effects are likely to skew market power toward jobseekers.
The unemployment rate in the country dropped to 3.7% compared with 4.7% in the same quarter last year.
A dedicated advisory committee has been reviewing protections for these workers under Singapore’s pension scheme.
Efforts are ongoing to create employment opportunities for South Korea’s elderly population, which is expected to reach 10 million by 2025.
New legislation will see workers in the food delivery service provided with a social security scheme and operators placed under government regulation.
Employment opportunities related to environmental responsibility activities are expected to increase, predicted Indonesia’s central bank.
As employers consider wage hikes, they should also develop employees' skills and redeploy them, said Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Manpower.
Taking place from 10-11 May 2023, HR Tech Festival Asia 2023 will discuss the most pertinent workplace issues facing organisations in Asia.
Inflation in the Philippines reached an all-time high of 7.7% in October, which has impacted the purchasing power of workers’ wages.
The discourse comes as a special committee continues to study recommendations and ways to strengthen protections for gig workers in Singapore.
Green workplaces are becoming an important aspect of work life for both employers and their employees, as they continue to support enterprise greening.
Multi-employer bargaining, as outlined in a new bill, allows employees from different workplaces to collectively negotiate pay rises.
These include addressing wage inequality and providing more childcare support, as well as upskilling and reskilling opportunities.
More SMEs in India are implementing ESG practices, but they face challenges such as uncertainty over how to measure the success of ESG projects.
While work hours have declined over the past decade, employees in the country are still among those in the world who record the most hours at work.
Wage guidelines for lower-wage workers have been set between 5.5% and 7.5% with the goal of narrowing the pay gap.
The inflation-adjusted remuneration of employees in Taiwan fell in September, despite an increase in salaries over the same period of the previous year.
Besides raising the minimum wage in July, pensions and social insurance benefits for retirees will also increase by 12.5% in January 2023.