HRM Five: Attracting the best millennial talent
Millennials seek a different set of benefits and compensations from their traditional predecessors, and that has some recruitment experts in a quandary.
Recruiting is a lot like dating – it’s rude to ghost someone
Not calling back or letting a candidate know where they stand is a surefire way to mess things up.
More than half of workers in ASEAN risk losing jobs to technology
The ADB warns of major disruption in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Google warns workers not to waste time debating politics
The technology giant issues new guidelines for staff to behave themselves when chatting with colleagues online.
Coworking spaces become more specialized as their popularity grows across Asia
The latest entrant into the market is a coworking space focusing solely on health technology firms
Why HR is at the heart of McDonald’s new golden age
Chief People Officer David Fairhurst is playing a key role as the storied McDonald’s brand adapts to a changing business and environment.
Boom in fintech hiring as Singapore expands status its financial hub
Employment within Singapore’s fintech industry appears strong with hiring expected to increase substantially over the coming 12 to 36 months
HRM Five: Incentives for your employees to go healthy
Incentives for staff to go healthy are now the trend, with plenty of long-term savings and productivity boosts for workforces that have a healthier edge.
Malaysian government needs to step up for 4th IR
Malaysian industries need to step up and take on the fourth Industrial Revolution, according to the International Data Corporation.
Positive candidate experiences made easy, and effective
A strong employer brand starts from the first moment a candidate interacts with the organisation – as the startup team behind mathilda® explains.
Thailand to hire 180,000 Indians for tech sector
Thailand seeks to hire 180, 000 IT workers from India, while Indian tech companies are urged to expand to West.
Employees in technology sectors in Asia like to job hop
Turnover has increased in 8 out of 10 markets across the region as recruitment ramps up during the last quarter
Working with HR to build the employee experience
Sreeram Iyer talks through the people strategies at the top of the agenda for ANZ’s corporate and institutional banking business.
New Zealand to allow employers to pay salaries using cryptocurrency
It becomes the first country to let companies use digital currencies to pay workers
Thai Airways union lambasts plan to buy more planes
Thai Airways union furious over plan to buy and lease more planes as seen to add strain to debt status.
Are “superminds” the next step in tech disruption?
Workplace technology commentator John Sumser ponders an age where the intelligence of groups, teams, and organsiations is focused on.
Leading a people-first talent agenda at ANZ Bank
Sreeram Iyer talks through the people strategies at the top of the agenda for ANZ’s corporate and institutional banking business.
China issues warning to Philippines over treatment of its citizens
Chinese workers are in high demand in online gaming hubs in the Philippines but they could be working illegally it warns.
Asian employers keen to employ overseas returnees
Companies value the experience they bring to the table with Hong Kong the most eager to employ returnees.
Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg resigns over Hong Kong protests
Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg has resigned over the Hong Kong protests. the first casualty of China’s warning to the business sector.
China’s workers choose new economy over old
The services sector is attracting top talent as China’s economy shifts away from the manufacturing industry that powered its growth previously.
HRM Five: Essential traits of a Chief HR Officer
In this age of disruption, leading the HR function is both vital and challenging. These are the essential traits of a Chief HR Officer.
Josh Bersin: Getting truly agile across the HR function
“Agile”, a design framework invented for software developers, has now landed in HR. And it’s transforming absolutely everything.
Malaysian workers suffer from “hire-and-fire” approach from employers
A rise in ‘’dishonest acts’’ by Malaysian bosses has prompted a trade union group to wade in to help protect workers
Indonesia to overhaul generous payouts for fired workers
Employers worry that Southeast Asia’s largest economy has been losing ground due to its strict labour laws.
Robotic process automation: your future colleague
Robotic process automation may provide the bridge between manual processes and the artificial intelligence that is on the horizon.
DBS Bank: HR’s role in a wide-scale transformation
DBS’ Chief Data and Transformation Officer Paul Cobban has lead a 10-year change journey across the bank. He says he couldn’t have done it without HR.
Rising ranks of unemployed youth worry Asian policymakers
Youth unemployment is high in China, India, and South Korea with the supply of graduates outpacing the number of new job vacancies being created.
Asian learners flock to global education platform
Upskilling is proving popular in the region with technology, programming, and data courses striking the right note with users.
DBS Bank: Seven skills for the future finance professional
Paul Cobban, Chief Data and Transformation Officer for DBS Bank, highlights the seven vital skills that bankers will need in the era of Industry 4.0.