The world's largest advertising company will be freezing new hires as well as cutting the pay of executive committee and board members.
The acquisition will further strengthen Deloitte Southeast Asia's analytics and cognitive (A&C) services in the region.
The Ministry of Manpower plans to have more than 100 officers check on companies who have not implemented flexible work arrangements.
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The latest measure comes after announcing a wage freeze across the company, except for operational and support staff, earlier this month.
Almost 35 million people would remain mired in poverty as COVID-19 forces an economic meltdown across East Asia and the Pacific, warned the World Bank in an economic update.
A four-day long operation which conducted random checks on more than 100 companies resulted in 34 firms being issued stop-work orders.
New pulse survey from Aon examines the workplace, HR and compensation policies being put in place by companies in Asia-Pacific as they look to keep employees safe and adjust to an increasingly volatile market.
The stimulus package will help cushion the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak for workers, businesses and the health industry.
Swift relief measures are needed to safeguard airport jobs and connectivity as the airport industry continues to flounder, urged the Airports Council International Asia-Pacific.
The Indonesian hide hailing firm will also cut all budgeted salary increases for the year with the consent of its full-time employees.
The Human Capital Management (HCM) cloud system will expand its presence in Asia Pacific which includes China, Singapore and Philippines.
By working with Amazon Web Services, Hyland offers an in-region option to support its growing cloud business and strategic operations in Japan.
While many companies are focused on their businesses during these tough times, they should not forget about engaging their employees.
International Labour Organisation paints bleak picture of major labour market and economic crisis emerging from COVID-19.
Singapore’s flag carrier will ground 138 SIA and SilkAir aircraft, out of a total fleet of 147, as border controls continue to be tightened around the world.
With the cash injection, the Singapore-based HR tech startup looks to improve people analytics capability across Southeast Asia.
Popelka will be responsible for strategising customer success and business health for SAP’s largest cloud line business.
The Economist Intelligence Unit has identified Singapore, Hong Kong and Osaka as the most expensive cities in the world to live in.
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Asia is expected to be the worst affected, with 30 million jobs at risk of being lost.
Increasing for the fifth straight month, Hong Kong's unemployment rate hits 3.7% in February, the highest since January 2011.
With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, the MOM has issued an advisory for employers on handling employees' travel movements.
From March 18 to March 31, travel to and from Malaysia will be prohibited, while all non-essential businesses and services will be shuttered.
PayPal report finds that while Singapore workers are well-equipped to deal with technological disruptions, financial preparedness is still lacking.
A staggering 84% of employees in Singapore are not confident in their data literacy skills which is costing S$5.1 billion in productivity annually.
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Employers are now required to notify the Ministry of Manpower of any cost-saving measures that affect employees' salaries from March 12.
The bank will double the government-mandated two-week paternity leave while maternity leave will remain unchanged at 16 weeks.
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