Five HR lessons from Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran
Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran has told the HR Technology Conference and Exposition about five key business principles that have guided her success.
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.
Josh Bersin: Untangling the HR technology market
The global analyst was a keynote presenter at HR Technology Conference this week, showcasing some of the biggest opportunities in HR technology.
Top Indian companies go on mass recruitment drives
Companies in India see mass recruitment drives due to vacancies over the years and as workers are more cost-effective.
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.
From fast food to fast apply
McDonald’s is allowing job seekers to start their application from the comfort of their couch using Alexa or Google Assistant across nine major markets.
New skills framework for financial services launched
Financial institutions are being asked to use it for staff development and workforce planning to keep workers relevant.
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.
Hong Kong bank workers set up trade union
With the goal of ‘’defending democracy and freedom’’ The Hong Kong Financial Industry Employees General Union has been founded.
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.
Another sacking for Hong Kong protest supporter
The fallout from the Hong Kong protests continues with a lawyer from French investment bank BNP Paribas the latest casualty.
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.
Migraines create a $1bn headache for employers in Singapore
Being work-driven, goal-orientated, spending longer hours at work and stress are major triggers, according to medical experts.
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.
Singapore and Indonesia join forces to develop human capital
The two nations will build economic ties on a wide range of areas including infrastructure, human capital development and the digital economy.
Willingness to learn is number one skill when hiring says IBM chief
Skills are becoming outdated quickly so new hires need to show propensity to learn instead says tech giant’s boss.
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.
New perspectives on calculating the cost of employee turnover
Beyond out-of-pocket hiring and onboarding costs, how does turnover affect overall operations? Peter Cappeli looks at the latest economic research
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.
A third of employees would prefer a robot boss – if it is friendly
New US research shows there is still a fear of technology replacing jobs, but plenty of staff feel prepared to embrace technology at the highest levels.
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.