The Health Promotion Foundation wants to add to the 2,000 workplaces around the country that are already non-smoking premises.
Provisions to upskill talents in tech in the 2023 budget will help the country’s workforce be ready for jobs of the future.
Employees who are recognised are likely to be more engaged, productive, inclusive, and loyal to their organisations.
To extract the maximum benefit out of virtual meetings, organisations need to prioritise what happens after them for better productivity.
While the unemployment rate has fallen below pre-pandemic levels, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has cautioned against looming economic uncertainty.
As part of efforts to help child-rearing parents, the prefecture of Miyagi plans to grant government workers leave to take care of their grandchildren.
A study revealed that when it comes to integrating mental health into formal management systems, most firms have much to improve on.
About 75% of employers in four Asia-Pacific countries reported a rise in demand for new hires with digital skills over the last five years.
Organisations have been urged to implement and observe labour norms that address wages, social assistance, as well as work safety and health.
There is concern that a law that protects senior employees from dismissal due to age may lead to unconscious bias.
A senator has proposed that firms are penalised if they fail to pay employees their 13th month wages before December 24.
After working from home for two years, 35% of employees are still citing poor connectivity and network issues as ongoing hindrances.
With virtual work expected to increase, companies believe productivity can be improved through flexible work arrangements.
Due to economic and social activities, the average salaries and wages received by employees increased by 3.5% last year.
Singapore President Halimah Yaakob has encouraged employers to institute family-care leave to allow workers to care for their families.
Providing more flexibility and time off are some of the ways Google is using to lure staff back to the office.
Enabling global growth and providing employment opportunities for the ‘everywhere workforce’ is at the core of the newly branded G-P.
The telecommuting law in the Philippines has been revised to ensure flexible work arrangements without compromising employees’ productivity.
PM Fumio Kishida is asking employers to increase pay to keep up with inflation during wage negotiations next spring.
HRM Asia’s CHRO Series Malaysia will pave the way for sustainable employee journeys and highlight trends in human capital management.
Businesses in Malaysia have been urged to do more to support employees who continue to suffer from the disease.
Hybrid managers feel less connected to their company culture than their full-time remote or full-time on-site peers.
31% of Generation X workers in Singapore between ages 42 and 57 are worried about losing their jobs if they fail to keep up with digital transformation.
As of August, 67.51 million people were employed in Japan, of which almost a third are those not in formal employment.
New legislation is redefining what constitutes a workplace and how work is conducted away from the traditional office.
While their technical literacy is deemed to be satisfactory, jobseekers need to improve their problem-solving skills to gain employment.
A study found that employees who switch to a four-day workweek sleep an hour more than they did when working five days a week.
First piloted by the Health Promotion Board in 2019, the programme will now cover another 7,000 workers by 2024.
Despite this, the gender wage gap between men and women remains significant, with last year’s average wage for women being about 45% lower than men’s.
As sexual violence cases have a detrimental effect on productivity, it is critical that companies prevent such incidents, said the Manpower Ministry.