Asia Pacific is expected to see wages rise next year due to a tight labour market and rising inflation concerns.
Increasing wages too rapidly will negatively impact Singapore’s global competitiveness, cautioned Singapore’s Finance Minister.
In her new role, Zhang will be responsible for driving growth and operational excellence for ADP in Asia Pacific.
Work can have a detrimental effect on mental health and organisations must address the risks to mental health, says the World Health Organisation (WHO).
To ensure women in the workforce are paid fairly, the government has also been urged to make pay gap reporting mandatory.
Enterprises in Vietnam have been urged to equip young employees with the soft and digital skills needed to adapt to the requirements of Industry 4.0.
Two new programmes offer SMEs the chance to push ahead with digitalisation to improve productivity, optimise operations and lower operation costs.
The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) is suggesting a comprehensive pilot of a four-day working week as part of a strategy to develop the economy.
Recognising that women have the right to equality should be stemmed within society, and this can be achieved through conversations.
Employers are mandated to prevent sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace under laws to be introduced into parliament.
More must be done to inncrease female labour force participation, which is crucial to boost economic growth, says the IMF.
Getting employees to attend unnecessary meetings can cost big companies up to US$101 million per year, and can negatively impact employee engagement.
Female employees who choose flexible hours or work from home may risk missing out on opportunities through in-person interaction
After an annual rise of 10.6% in 2022, which is the highest in the world, salaries in India are expected to increase by 10.4% in 2023.
More South Korean workers in their 20s are staying idle amid poorer employment conditions or are engaged in temporary employment.
The government has been urged to develop a gig economy framework or high-value partnerships to ensure that gig workers receive appropriate guidance.
Instead of mandating a return to office, Dell is letting employees choose where they want to work and giving fair opportunities to all.
Instead of multi-employer bargaining, the Australian government has been urged to increase productivity to raise wages.
The office space, opened on trial till the end of the year, has workstations for three employees and space for up to six dogs at any one time.
Businesses use coaching to deliver change, thus creating opportunities for coaching to be democratised.
As organisations face challenges in retaining talent, the Good Work Framework by the World Economic Forum provides strategies to overcome these issues.
ServiceNow’s Now Platform Tokyo solution now comes with more features to help organisations navigate complex business challenges.
With hybrid and remote work continuing, managers are developing "productivity paranoia", leading to efforts of spying on their staff.
Citing the many challenges of managing informal workers, many companies in India are looking to formalise their workforce.
A social safety net for private sector workers after 60 has been proposed by Malaysia’s Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan.
The work performed while commuting or in an alternative work environment constitutes regular work, says the Philippines Labour Department.
The prevalence of remote work is making companies in Japan revamp or revise their employee transfer systems.
59% of employees said hybrid meetings would be more effective if all participants could contribute and speak equally.
By 2028, work-from-home (WFH) and hybrid work arrangements will create 1.1 million new jobs and generate billions more in revenue in the Philippines.
Most UK firms participating in a pilot expect to keep four-day schedules after the trial ends in November this year.