SSIA launched the first semiconductor women’s forum
Diversity is key to address the challenges facing the semiconductor industry, the inaugural Semiconductor Women’s Forum highlighted.
Graduate employability drops marginally to 84.4% in Malaysia
Malaysia’s graduate employability rate fell to 84.4% in 2020, down marginally from 86.2% year-on-year, said its Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE).
Over 10,000 employers in Singapore received jobs support in 2020
This help included outreach activities, expanding career conversion programmes, and introducing job transformation programmes.
Taiwan’s employment rose for 8 consecutive months
The number of employees in the industrial and service sectors at the end of January increased by 0.18% or 15,000 to 8.17 million from December 2020.
China to prioritise employment policies, says Premier Li
In its 2021 Government Work Report delivered in early March, the government highlighted its plan to create 11 million jobs in 2021.
Vietnam aims for e-government by 2025
Minister of information and communications Nguyen Manh Hung has said the country plans to implement a digital government by 2025.
Australia extends its loan guarantee scheme
The extended scheme will see the government’s guarantee on loans increase to an 80/20 split with the banks, an increase from the current 50/50 split.
Philippine senators call for faster mass inoculation to reduce unemployment
“Joblessness is a result of ‘jablessness’ … Mass inoculation is the cure to mass unemployment,” senate president pro tempore Ralph Recto has said.
Singapore’s employment rate among women remained stable in 2020
Singapore’s Manpower Minister also highlighted that a welcome change in the workplace would be having more women representation in company boards.
Philippine government shuns hard lockdown
The government is adopting a “granular” approach instead of hard lockdowns to address a stubbornly high unemployment rate.
Gender equality key to boost Cambodia’s economic output: ADB
Women are more likely to be in vulnerable employment and also more likely to be in the category of unpaid contributing family worker.
More New Zealanders cancelling unemployment benefit
The net number of people getting off the unemployment benefit has increased for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
Malaysia prepares to roll out support packages for businesses and citizens
The new initiatives would cater to Malaysians and businesses that are the most affected by the pandemic, said the finance minister.
Cambodia trials work-from-home for one week
Prime Minister Hun Sen has issued a directive for all government institutions and the legislative body to adopt work-from-home practices for one week.
Thailand works on third tranche of co-payment subsidy
The third phase of its handouts would allow for financial assistance for public services, such as public transport costs.
Malaysian businesses still in hiring freeze
Employers are taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to hiring, says the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).
Australia doles out A$1.2 billion in wage subsidies
The scheme will see the government subsidise half of the wages for 70,000 apprentices for 12 months, incentivising businesses to hire younger workers.
Thriving and championing the people agenda in the new now
Through a new webinar series, SAP SuccessFactors will examine how CHROs can drive both workplace digital transformation and employee experience.
Paradigm shift needed to close gender gap in Vietnam’s labour market
The pandemic has not only worsened existing gender inequalities, but also created new ones, said the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Vietnam.
Thailand sources 56,000 roles to help the unemployed
In February, 114,101 newly unemployed workers registered for financial aid, while 487,143 people updated their unemployment status.
Malaysian SMEs must adopt digital technology in post-COVID era
Entrepreneur development and cooperatives minister has said SMEs must ready themselves with digital technology.
Two thirds of large South Korean companies negative on hiring
Some 63.6% of the largest 500 companies in South Korea surveyed said that they have no plans for recruitment.
India’s unemployment rate back to pre-lockdown level in February
The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has said the country’s unemployment rate has fallen to 6.9% in February from 7.3% last July.
WFH to remain as default as Malaysia loosens movement control restrictions
The government has replaced the Movement Control Order (MCO) in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang to a conditional MCO (CMCO).
China aims to create more new urban jobs in 2021
Premier Li Keqiang has said China plans to create more than 11 million new urban jobs this year, an increase from last year’s goal of over 9 million.
Staggered working hours and remote working encouraged in Singapore
Spreading out commuter crowds on buses and trains during peak hours would help ensure the financial sustainability and efficiency of public transport.
Singapore launches online tool to assess employees’ mental health
The Ministry of Manpower has launched iWorkHealth – a digital tool to identify areas of stress for employees, and on how to deal with them.
Malaysia allocates RM$7 million to accelerate COVID-19 screening for foreign workers
Malaysia allocates RM$7 million to accelerate COVID-19 screening for foreign workers
Vietnam’s labour ministry rejects proposal for raising minimum wage
The labour ministry has vetoed a proposal for hiking the country’s minimum wage this year, saying Vietnam has yet to recover from the pandemic.
South Korea aims to create 300,000 service sector jobs by 2025
The government aims to help small shop owners and firms set up a smart business system to support their transition into contactless operations.