A new paternity leave scheme offers new fathers three days leave, but employers are urging the government not to leave them with the bill.
The Living Wage Foundation in the UK says employers should offer their part-time and casual staff a minimum of 16 hours' work per week.
Training employees on preventing burnout is one thing. Persuading managers to acknowledge its harmful effects is another thing entirely.
Many say the minimum wage in Vietnam should rise this year, but there is dispute about how much of a jump can be afforded.
Hundreds of thousands of women have downed tools in Switzerland to join an organised strike for greater equality in work.
HR technology isn't just for the big boys – smaller companies can still gain the benefits of sleek and easy-to-use HR platforms.
Hong Kong workers are increasingly leaving their previous jobs before securing a new offer, most commonly because they "could not stand" those jobs.
Diageo's new global policy offers female employees in all markets a minimum of 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave.
Foodpanda, the on-demand international food delivery service, has recently implemented new employee benefits for 2019.
The employee, who is based in Hong Kong, says that her former supervisor made "distressing" remarks regarding her pregnancy.
Simple organisational and mindset changes in the recruitment process could help businesses close the gender pay gap.
Data from the placements of Indian business school graduates for the current year reveals that average starting salaries have increased by 20%.
Bank governor Philip Lowe told parliament low income growth across most of the workforce is hurting the wider economy.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has warned South Korea to moderate any increases in its minimum wage.
The revelation that 3,400 employees were not paid overtime wages surfaced in an internal probe after the 2016 suicide of an overworked employee.
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Employees often choose to leave after receiving bonus pay outs. But is this a reflective of problem with the employees - or with the organisation?
Real-wage salaries across the globe are predicted to increase by 1% on average this year, down from the forecast of 1.5% for last year.
If plans by the Indonesia Manpower Ministry come to fruition, women in the country will soon enjoy more flexible working hours.
The most popular reasons for desiring change were low pay, poor working conditions, and poor company prospects.
The wide-spread error has resulted in an underpayment of unemployment benefits, in the range of billions of yen.
Hong Kong’s minimum wage will increase to HK$37.50 per hour, from the current HK$34.50 - the highest since it was introduced.
Taiwanese firms are now expected to give lower year-end bonuses for the upcoming Chinese New Year in early February.
The law allows employers to compel up to 400 hours per year of overtime from employees; effectively an extra day a week.
Following the revised Minimum Wage Act, which resulted in a higher minimum wage, South Korean small businesses are struggling to stay afloat.
Hong Kong Disneyland employees aged 60 or above are now allowed to continue on open-ended permanent contracts with no termination date.
Maybank employees in Malaysia will see a 10% pay raise, following the bank signing onto a Collective Agreement with its in-house unions.
Monthly salaries of new hires in Taiwan dropped from the previous year, with engineering graduates receiving the highest pay compared to others.
Labour costs in Vietnam are among the highest in Southeast Asian countries, and poses the largest investment risk in the country.
The ongoing war for talent is preventing firms finding and hiring qualified and skilled talent, and also causing a rise in in salaries.
