The world's largest advertising company will be freezing new hires as well as cutting the pay of executive committee and board members.
The acquisition will further strengthen Deloitte Southeast Asia's analytics and cognitive (A&C) services in the region.
The Ministry of Manpower plans to have more than 100 officers check on companies who have not implemented flexible work arrangements.
EXCLUSIVE: HRM Asia finds out what are some of the measures and technologies companies have implemented during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The latest measure comes after announcing a wage freeze across the company, except for operational and support staff, earlier this month.
Almost 35 million people would remain mired in poverty as COVID-19 forces an economic meltdown across East Asia and the Pacific, warned the World Bank in an economic update.
Pay cuts and retrenchment should not be Singapore companies’ first course of action in dealing with COVID-19, said the National Wages Council.
A four-day long operation which conducted random checks on more than 100 companies resulted in 34 firms being issued stop-work orders.
New pulse survey from Aon examines the workplace, HR and compensation policies being put in place by companies in Asia-Pacific as they look to keep employees safe and adjust to an increasingly volatile market.
Swift relief measures are needed to safeguard airport jobs and connectivity as the airport industry continues to flounder, urged the Airports Council International Asia-Pacific.
The Singapore media organisation says this is an “expression of sympathy and solidarity with fellow Singaporeans facing the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
More than one-third of the Resilience Budget will be dedicated to saving jobs and supporting workers during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The social media giant will also be investing $100 million to help 30,000 small businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Gartner identifies six initiatives HR can undertake to help managers maintain employee performance and engagement during the COVID-19 outbreak
The Indonesian hide hailing firm will also cut all budgeted salary increases for the year with the consent of its full-time employees.
In countries hit hard by the pandemic, voice and video calling have more than doubled on Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.
Heidi B. Capozzi will lead the company's Corporate Employee Relations, Diversity and Inclusion, Total Rewards and Talent Management.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says company’s full focus is on adapting business to the effects of COVID-19, and defining the role Amazon can play.
Highlighting Cisco's commitment to help those affected by COVID-19, CEO Chuck Robbins explains that the company will focus on supporting healthcare and education, government response and critical technology.
From March 20, the global coffeehouse chain will continue to pay workers for 30 days, regardless if they report for work or not.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s director general, stressed how individuals need to stay healthy as they adjust to the new reality brought about by COVID-19.
The Human Capital Management (HCM) cloud system will expand its presence in Asia Pacific which includes China, Singapore and Philippines.
By working with Amazon Web Services, Hyland offers an in-region option to support its growing cloud business and strategic operations in Japan.
Work collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Slack have seen a huge increase in users as more employees work from home.
International Labour Organisation paints bleak picture of major labour market and economic crisis emerging from COVID-19.
Singapore’s flag carrier will ground 138 SIA and SilkAir aircraft, out of a total fleet of 147, as border controls continue to be tightened around the world.
Respondents to Randstad survey admitted to searching for new jobs or speaking with recruiters while at work.
Gartner survey reveals 88% of organisations have encouraged or required employees to work from home.
The bank will reduce US$4.5bn worth of costs which would involve slashing about 15% of the group’s global workforce amidst plunging profits.
With the cash injection, the Singapore-based HR tech startup looks to improve people analytics capability across Southeast Asia.
