Frasers Hospitality: Always in good hands
Frasers Hospitality ensures that relocating employees are always well-taken care of, from the very start of their assignments to the very finish.
Asia’s corporate wellness market to more than double by 2024
China and Japan fuelling massive rise in wellness spending by companies as they do more for employees’ health.
US car manufacturing giant slashes 350 jobs in Thailand
General Motors is laying off workers in Southeast Asia’s competitive auto market but pledges its ongoing commitment to Thailand.
HRM Asia’s top five stories of August, 2019
The biggest stories of August included two parts of our exclusive HR Insider interview with the transformation team at DBS Bank.
Petronas named most attractive employer in Malaysia
Petronas is voted most attractive employer in Malaysia, while Singapore Airlines picks up honour for Singapore.
Firm’s online presence matters to Indian job seekers
Job seekers in India seek companies online presence before applying and want to read employer reviews.
Singapore HR tech firm secures funding
HR technology is becoming big business as a Singapore-based startup is the latest to raise seed capital for expansion.
HRM Five: Attracting the best millennial talent
Millennials seek a different set of benefits and compensations from their traditional predecessors, and that has some recruitment experts in a quandary.
Invest in HR technology urges Singapore government minister
Companies can use technology to help better align the workforce with the needs of the business, says Manpower Minister.
Recruiting is a lot like dating – it’s rude to ghost someone
Not calling back or letting a candidate know where they stand is a surefire way to mess things up.
More than half of workers in ASEAN risk losing jobs to technology
The ADB warns of major disruption in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Google for Jobs tool under spotlight
Regulators in Europe investigating claims the job-search function is anti-competitive and driving away competitors.
Major restructuring at Virgin Australia
The airline has slashed 750 jobs and unveiled a new executive leadership team including a chief experience officer.
Graduate female employees hit a peak influencing changes at work
Female college graduates dominate in the work place influencing compensation packages.
Indonesia is building a new capital city to replace congested Jakarta
In a highly ambitious and costly exercise, a new location has been picked but it won’t be ready for another decade.
Readers Choice Awards 2019: Nominations filling up fast
The clock is ticking to put forward your nominations for the prestigious HRM Asia Readers Choice Awards. So you will need to act fast if you want to be part of the action.
More AI Jobs filled by people with autism
People with autism can fill up AI jobs that are highly repetitive and analytical.
Companies are forced to choose sides in Hong Kong protests
Central Chinese government pressures companies to get employees to toe the line.
Google warns workers not to waste time debating politics
The technology giant issues new guidelines for staff to behave themselves when chatting with colleagues online.
Coworking spaces become more specialized as their popularity grows across Asia
The latest entrant into the market is a coworking space focusing solely on health technology firms
Employers in India fear legal woes under Wage Code
Employers fear the new Wage Code could open the door to a greater number of employee complaints and unfounded prosecutions.
PayPal wants more women to enter tech sector
There is a huge imbalance when it comes to gender in the dynamic technology space.
Boom in fintech hiring as Singapore expands status its financial hub
Employment within Singapore’s fintech industry appears strong with hiring expected to increase substantially over the coming 12 to 36 months
HRM Five: Incentives for your employees to go healthy
Incentives for staff to go healthy are now the trend, with plenty of long-term savings and productivity boosts for workforces that have a healthier edge.
Malaysian government needs to step up for 4th IR
Malaysian industries need to step up and take on the fourth Industrial Revolution, according to the International Data Corporation.
Positive candidate experiences made easy, and effective
A strong employer brand starts from the first moment a candidate interacts with the organisation – as the startup team behind mathilda® explains.
Thailand to hire 180,000 Indians for tech sector
Thailand seeks to hire 180, 000 IT workers from India, while Indian tech companies are urged to expand to West.
Working anywhere, anytime is more productive than working from home
Allowing complete flexibility in where and when to work leads to higher productivity according to Harvard Business School
Employees in technology sectors in Asia like to job hop
Turnover has increased in 8 out of 10 markets across the region as recruitment ramps up during the last quarter
New Zealand to allow employers to pay salaries using cryptocurrency
It becomes the first country to let companies use digital currencies to pay workers