Circles.Life: Building a culture to last
The telco has spent a lot of time and effort on building a strong culture which will help guide it during its ambitious growth.
Apple is helping more companies customize their own apps
CEO Tim Cook explains how businesses can create apps just for use within their organisation during his trip to Singapore.
Malaysia to scale down on hiring in 2020
Malaysia workers can expect less jobs in the new year as companies look to cut down on operation costs with more vacancies going to low-level jobs.
Looking back at 2019: HRM Asia’s biggest features
From exclusive case studies to the biggest HR interviews, here are five of the favourite pieces that caught readers’ eyes throughout the year of 2019.
Jetstar employees go on strike, demand higher wages
Hundreds of Jetstar employees in Australia went on strike to demand for higher wages and better working conditions, affecting over 120 flights.
Japan dominates most expensive cities for expats
Japan has been ranked one of the most expensive countries for expats after four of its cities took up top spots in the latest global charts.
Five of the Best: Leadership Development Providers
HRM Asia presents five of the best Leadership Development providers, offering best-in-class programmes to organisations in Southeast Asia.
Readers Choice 2019: Best Recruitment Outsourcing Solution
Resource Solutions was named the best of the field in the Best Recruitment Outsourcing Solution category at this year’s Readers Choice Awards.
Tech giants dominate best places to work in Singapore
Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft make the top 10 list of best places to work, according to employees’ feedback.
Dressing down proving a smart move at Sumitomo Mitsui
Bankers at Japan’s second largest bank are now allowed to wear jeans, shorts and sneakers to compete with cool fintechs.
Starbucks serves up tech training for 2,000
The retail coffee chain is upskilling its employees, getting them ready for a raft of new innovations in the market.
Readers Choice 2019: Best HR Tech – Expense Management System
Times Software was the winner of the Gold Trophy for Best HR Tech – Expense Management System at the 2019 Readers Choice Awards
Two Cents: Do you have to be a bully to run a tech firm?
Accusations of bullying from Razer’s founder and CEO drag tech startups into the spotlight yet again for the way they treats employees.
Thousands of Philippines jobs hinge on ABS-CBN renewal
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened not to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN, which will affect 10,000 to 11,000 jobs.
Microsoft launches crypto recognition programme
The tech giant is partnering with a fintech firm to offer crypto rewards for coaching, mentoring, blogging, and creating code.
Readers Choice 2019: Best Corporate Training Provider
The Marketing Institute of Singapore has won the Best Corporate Training Provider for the fifth year in a row at the Readers Choice Awards 2019.
Maybank Kim Eng cuts 5% of Singapore jobs
Stiffer competition has prompted Maybank Kim Eng to lay off 5% of their workforce in Singapore as part of their latest restructuring exercise.
Making million dollar mistakes on the path to success
Circles.Life co-founder is creating a strong culture of learning which could help the challenger telco become the region’s next unicorn.
Razer Fintech brings in brains behind DBS’s digital transformation
Neal Cross was a key figure in helping to turn Singapore’s DBS Bank into a global innovation powerhouse.
Readers Choice 2019: Best HR Tech – Outsourcing Solution
BIPO Service has won the Gold Award for Best HR Tech – Outsourcing Solution at the 2019 Readers Choice Awards.
DHL regional football tournament: “It’s like hosting our own World Cup”
More than 1,000 employees were flown into Singapore representing 23 countries for DHL’s football tournament.
Singapore employers to dangle more carrots to retain staff
With the increasing cost of hiring new talents, Singapore companies plan to give more incentives in a bid to keep their employees.
Readers Choice 2019: Best Corporate Healthcare Solution
Alliance Healthcare won the Best Corporate Healthcare Solution gold prize at the 2019 Readers Choice Awards.
Looking for ‘’extremely smart’’ people and problem solvers
Revolut is very selective when it comes to hiring talent to drive the fintech’s expansion into Asia, which makes its employees very proud.
Yum China wins Top Employer title in China
This is the second year in a row that the company has won the award, which recognises leading employers in more than 115 countries around the world.
HRM Five: Tips on successful employee retention
Employee retention is set to be the main challenge for employers in the new year. Here are some tips on how you can retain your best talents.
Readers Choice 2019: Best Serviced Apartment
Village Residence Robertson Quay. by Far East Hospitality, won the Best Serviced Apartment prize at the 2019 Readers Choice Awards.
Readers Choice 2019: Recruitment and Applicant Tracking System
TalentMind is named the Best HR Tech – Recruitment and Applicant Tracking System in the 2019 HRM Asia Readers Choice Awards.
A quarter of Singaporean employees seek new jobs in 2020
It is set to be a challenging year for employee retention in 2020 as about a quarter of Singaporean employees are looking to change jobs.
FACEBOOK: Connecting people with five core values
At the social media platform, employees share in a strong belief that the work that they do connects and improves the lives of others.