The Malaysian government has suspended the national migration system used to hire workers specifically from Bangladesh.
A crackdown is set to follow reports that government agencies have been padding their data on how many disabled staff they employ.
154 businesses have been charged after sweeping checks involving almost 2,500 employers and 50,000 foreign workers.
The territory's Equal Opportunities Commission says employers are still slow to accommodate employees who have to care for family members.
In this latest edition of HRM Five, we explain how HR can identify if an employee is disengaged from their work and the workplace.
A new study suggests that organisations need to improve cybersecurity education and training provided to employees.
At HRM Asia's HR Think Tank, delegates will have the chance to immerse themselves in one of eight different HR technology streams.
The British investment firm will pay for working mothers to courier their expressed breast milk home during business trips.
A landmark court ruling has found that "regular casual" workers, including truck drivers, are entitled to annual leave benefits.
Despite closing its Southeast Asian app, the ride-hailing giant looks set to maintain its regional headquarters in the city-state.
Some 1,400 Google staff have signed a letter protesting the company's cooperation with the Chinese government on web censorship.
The company aims to nurture digital economy skills in areas such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and data analytics.
DBS Bank has been recognised by Aon as the best regional employer for Asia-Pacific, as well as in the individual markets of Singapore and India.
Local maritime businesses in Singapore all contributed to the education fund, which is aimed at developing the industry’s pipeline of talent.
Courts agreed that an executive's after-hours email amounted to an almost 50% increase in work hours over what had been contracted.
The company says outdated payroll systems may have caused current and former employees to have been underpaid for the last eight years.
Angela Williamson says her former employer fired her for expressing controversial political opinions across social media.
Google's new, dedicated job search vertical for Singapore will draw from a wide range of local listings from across the world wide web.
Common issues identified in the Robert Half study include late starts, poor scheduling, and disengaged attendees.
Improved mobility now on the cards for workers from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.
There comes a time in every HR professional's life when they have to let somene go. Here's a guide to doing that fairly and gently.
A new law seeks to curb temporary work arrangements that some say have been contributing to high youth unemployment.
Under Singapore's Fair Consideration Framework, companies have to ensure locals have equal chance at vacant positions as foreign professionals.
Meetings are a necessary part of any organisation. Here are some ways to help your teams get the most out of them.
Following employee protests, and despite financial difficulties, the Indian carrier has decided not to slash employee salaries.
The futuristic goggles will provide workers that wear them with key information - but will also collect data on them.
A regional director with a pest control firm has won one of the first test cases of France's new "right to disconnect" laws.
A new Harvard University study suggests that open offices might actually be less conducive to face-to-face interaction than thought.
Universal Robots and Singapore's e2i are partnering to provide training in robotics solutions and automation equipment.