The cloud will help six Asia-Pacific economies take off
Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea will see major boost to economies and job creation from the public cloud.
The HR behind Marriott’s $13 billion Starwood merger
David Rodriguez was named HR Executive of the Year, in part for his work with Marriott’s massive integration with Starwood Resorts.
UOB launches digital courses for 26,000 employees
United Overseas Bank launches L&D programmes to prepare staff for the digital future in the rapidly-changing financial services sector.
Asia-Pacific leads the world for female CEOs
The region has the highest percentage of women bosses, with Singapore top of the table, according to Credit Suisse.
Marriott International: Employee wellbeing at the heart
David Rodriguez, Marriott International’s global Chief HR Officer, shares some of the insights behind the company’s 700,000-strong workforce.
Vietnam scrambles to meet skilled labour demand
As the biggest benefactor of the US-China trade war, Vietnam is feeling the squeeze as companies open manufacturing plants in the country.
Get hiring this month
October is the best time to hunt for talent and for jobseekers to send in applications, according to new data from LinkedIn.
Can air taxis save Asia’s congested cities?
A flying air taxi is expected to make its debut over Singapore’s skies later this month but could be more useful in Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Yangon.
PwC continues the digital upskilling trend
The consultancy firm is committing $10 million to develop the technology skills of more than 3,000 staff in Singapore.
Singapore escapes HSBC axe
As 10,000 jobs are cut across the banking group, the Lion City looks to set to survive unscathed in the latest round of downsizing.
HRM Five: Why emotional intelligence is a vital metric for hirers
This week’s HRM Five is guest-written by Professor Aarti Ramaswami, a senior academic with the ESSEC Business School in Asia-Pacific.
China set to overtake the US in STEM talent by 2030
The tide is turning when it comes to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics talent, with China now boasting more current students.
Beautiful people having less luck with jobs and salaries
Victoria’s Secret models don’t make the cut all the time! According to new research, average Jane is having her day more often.
Bus drivers launch legal action against Singapore’s SBS Transit
A group of bus drivers in Singapore are suing SBS Transit for unpaid wages, and working overtime hours.
Verizon Media’s “Career Marketplace” in action
Verizon Media’s Vice President of Talent shares an example of the company’s transparent and talent-focused career development framework.
HRM Asia’s top five stories of September, 2019
A frank leader on ageing employees, countries vying for China’s business; and overworked workers in Southeast Asia dominated the top news last month.
Barclays fined by U.S watchdog for hiring practices
The British bank pays US$6.3 million to settle a SEC investigation into hiring friends and family of foreign officials in Asia-Pacific.
It’s hard to do anything without talented people
Chief People Officer at Workday Ashley Goldsmith explains how important it is to attract and keep the right people for the success of an organisation.
Verizon Media calling out for new superheroes
Sandy Gould, Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Learning, and Diversity & Inclusion at Verizon Media shares the company’s innovative new talent strategy.
Have a talent gap? Perhaps just build a robot!
Japan’s SoftBank robotics has launched an AI-enabled vacuum-cleaning robot that could see the end of the humble janitor.
Employers spend more time coaching underperformers
Poorly performing employees affect both office morale and long-term profits, as employers strive to coach them.
Grab to upskill 3 million workers across Southeast Asia
The tech giant plans to improve the digital literacy of millions, digitize more small businesses and train its future-ready workforce by 2025.
Employees feeling more burned out than ever before
But simply listening to employees makes them far more engaged and leads to a significant reduction in burnout, according to new report from O.C. Tanner.
Two Cents: A novel way to make money from your innovation lab
Huawei’s offer of US$1 billion for app developers could be a path to make a profit from your inhouse techpreneurs.
Combating the “Always On” epidemic in Asia-Pacific
The world of work has become an intense, stress inducing environment of near constant connection. Patrick Graham has this advice for staff wellbeing.
British government questions Thomas Cook’s directors’ salaries
Employees at Thomas Cook are worst hit in the mismanagement fiasco, and took to social media to air grievances.
Asia- Pacific will see medical benefit costs rise by 10% next year
The Asia region is expected to see a significant rise in medical benefit costs, although they will vary vastly from country to country.
Struggling startup Honestbee owes staff almost $1m
More than 200 former employees are fighting to get back wages from last two months from the Singapore-based online grocery delivery firm.
Workers fare better when employer is kind
Acts of kindness by the employers of bus drivers determined the overall state of their mental and physical health.
More job losses across Asia’s banking sector
Financial services industry facing a tough time as firms restructure to deal with digitalisation and weakening economic outlook.