The number of people preparing for employment has hit a record high last month in a pandemic-affected labour market.
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The unemployment rate fell in February to pre-pandemic levels amid the rollout of vaccination and fiscal stimulus stimulating the economy.
The senator’s call came after Quezon City’s local government confirmed that the rise in COVID-19 cases was also stemming from the workplace.
To upskill workers likely to lose their jobs due to COVID-19, the labour ministry has proposed a programme to train them.
The development model that worked in the past for Malaysia is no longer enough for it to navigate to the next stage of its development, it added.
Companies are offering the lowest pay rises in eight years – signaling an end to former prime minister Shinzo Abe’s stimulus policies.
Workers who refuse to be vaccinated shall not be discriminated against in terms of tenure, promotion, training, pay, and other benefits.
The jobless rate for those 16 to 24 years old was 13.1% in February, more than double the national urban unemployment rate of 5.5%.
This marks the sixth round of support packages unveiled since the pandemic, bringing the total sum of all packages rolled out to RM340 billion.
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South Korea’s unemployment allowance payment hit a five-month high in February, surpassing 1 trillion won (US$884 million) again.
Measures include the implementation of a support programme for women on matters of hiring and promotion to upper management and executive roles.
Hong Kong’s jobless rate climbed to 7.2% in the December-to-February period, up 0.2 percentage points from the November-to-January period.
Since last year, workers from various sectors have had to work remotely to comply with government measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Non-resident workers accounted for all of the employment decline, reported Singapore’s MOM.
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Employees, especially those with high allowances, are likely to see a major change in their salary structures if the new wage code kicks in from April 1.
A blanket increase of the retirement age to 65 and beyond could adversely impact the labour market, causing unemployment among younger workers.
Under the country’s five-year plan, the retirement age will be raised in a “phased manner”, said China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
The government is currently preparing additional measures to help local SMEs, which will cover up to 50 to 80% of SMEs various expenses.
Diversity is key to address the challenges facing the semiconductor industry, the inaugural Semiconductor Women’s Forum highlighted.
Malaysia’s graduate employability rate fell to 84.4% in 2020, down marginally from 86.2% year-on-year, said its Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE).
This help included outreach activities, expanding career conversion programmes, and introducing job transformation programmes.
The number of employees in the industrial and service sectors at the end of January increased by 0.18% or 15,000 to 8.17 million from December 2020.
In its 2021 Government Work Report delivered in early March, the government highlighted its plan to create 11 million jobs in 2021.
Minister of information and communications Nguyen Manh Hung has said the country plans to implement a digital government by 2025.
The extended scheme will see the government’s guarantee on loans increase to an 80/20 split with the banks, an increase from the current 50/50 split.
“Joblessness is a result of ‘jablessness’ ... Mass inoculation is the cure to mass unemployment,” senate president pro tempore Ralph Recto has said.
Singapore’s Manpower Minister also highlighted that a welcome change in the workplace would be having more women representation in company boards.