Jobs and business are expected to adapt as government support taper off going into 2021.
The country aims to teach 5,200 vocational students per year to meet the estimated future demand of 200,000 robotics-trained workers by 2024.
To make ends meet, more jobless middle-aged people have turned entrepreneurial and started their own small businesses.
Businesses that were more affected include service companies, which suffered a 13% drop in bonuses, the largest decline since 2009.
The Department of Finance (DoF) said maintaining good fundamentals will be key to the recovery from the pandemic.
Thailand’s central bank has provided 500 billion baht in soft loans for financial institutions to re-lend to SMEs.
Labour chief Ng Chee Meng said the job market is expected to show signs for optimism next year, but some sectors would still stay in a slump.
Sexual harassment is a serious issue that needs to be addressed at all work places urgently and sensitively.
The Legislative Council has approved the latest round of COVID-19 relief subsidies of HK$5.5 billion (US$709 million).
Among the groups identified to receive further government support include university graduates, rural migrant workers and poor urban families.
One of the main aims of South Korea’s 2021 economic policy plan is to prop up the sluggish labour market.
Eligible SMEs under the programme can obtain financing of up to RM$1 million for working capital.
Younger jobseekers are finding it harder to find openings with the government’s job creation programme.
The jobless rate eased to 6.8%, the labour participation rate rose to 66.1%, while monthly hours worked rose by 43 million hours.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has set up the Japan Platform for Migrant Workers towards Responsible and Inclusive Society (JP Mirai) to support foreign workers.
The minimum wage hike is set to increase the incomes of some 175,500 citizens who work 40 hours per week.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said 91,340 job openings are available with most classified as long-term jobs.
The changing environment calls for a transformation in how we think about learning, and acquiring the ability to adapt.
The central government has approved more than 5.2 million claims and disbursed Rs133 billion (US$1.8 billion) to formal sector workers.
Under an income relief scheme, some S$1.8 billion in contributions have been made to help those in need tide over the pandemic.
In his new book, Dr Bob Aubrey highlights the importance of human development as a professional field.
A new compensation initiative aims to protect gig economy workers injured or killed while working,
Businesses that are ISO certified means that their services, products, or processes adhere to a globalised standard.
Financial pressures are forcing Koreans to take on a second job, but even such plans are being thwarted by the pandemic.
The nation’s wage subsidy programme aims to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to sustain companies and lower retrenchment.
Many workers in New South Wales are opting to continue working from home.
Are Singapore companies ready to return to the workplace?
The country’s machinery and equipment (M&E) sector, which accounts for 85% of local SMEs, needs to adopt digital solutions to stay competitive.
A survey by India’s chamber of commerce for the tech industry found that startups in the country have seen their revenue accelerate, and funding improved.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is expecting digital banks to employ a “sizeable number of people”.
