The increase was partly due to a 0.5% drop in the consumer price index, and a y-o-y rebound in part-timers’ compensation.
The government will soon pass a bill that will provide workers with extra days off should a public holiday fall on a weekend.
Staff are encouraged to report incidents where their workplace exceeds the 60% capacity, or they are asked to work despite the need for quarantine.
The committee will provide technical inputs and recommendations to set minimum wages and a national floor for minimum wages.
A recent SAP SuccessFactors webinar pinpointed the ways HR leaders can successfully pivot to build a future-capable workforce.
An app records and encrypts data like work attendances based on facial recognition, and feedback from recruiters.
Government employees who need to report physically for work will receive a hazard pay of P500 (US$10.4) per day.
KOCH Singapore Packaging Systems has benefited from Prudential’s EB offerings to build a happier and more productive workforce.
Skillsoft's Rosie Cairnes examines the role of leadership in the workforce in a post-pandemic era.
The Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) is urging the government to include employees who work from home in its A4 vaccination priority list.
This will apply to all government employees, which includes civil servants, non-civil service contract staff and post-retirement service contract staff.
RM$2.1 billion (US$0.51 billion) will be distributed to lower-income workers who earn less than RM5,000 (US$1,212) each month.
With employee wellbeing a key priority for many organisations today, Microsoft Viva provides a new platform to elevate each employee’s experience.
Enhanced wage support for select businesses affected by the city-state’s tighter measures has also been announced.
On Monday, it approved an additional NT$420 billion in stimulus spending to support the economy as business activities are curbed.
Day 2 of HR Tech Fest Connect 2021 examined key workforce issues such as skills building, remote work management, leadership and employee wellbeing.
A statement has been issued to all factories and enterprises mandating that workers be given a paid day off in order to get vaccinated.
Premier Li Keqiang pledged to extend more support to micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and the self-employed on six fronts.
HR Tech Fest Connect 2021 continues with an in-depth look the key priorities and issues facing HR leaders in 2021.
Day 1 of HR Tech Fest Connect 2021 featured insightful discussions on topics such as employee engagement and strategic workforce planning.
To encourage the flow of people from urban to regional areas, the government will raise the national average of minimum wages to ¥1,000 per hour.
Businesses have been told to form their own internal audit committees to ensure compliance to the stricter SOPs under the MCO.
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South Korea’s policymakers have proposed a bill that will guarantee employees’ rights when a company is in a spinoff.
The proposal would allow workers who have to take unpaid leave to take care of their children to apply for the subsidies.
As organisations look to navigate past the pandemic and into an era of a redesigned workforce, what are the key priorities facing HR leaders?
A recent webinar organised by Indeed and HRM Asia examined trends in recruitment, and how organisations can reshape their employer brand.
Some companies, both in the public and private sector, have already begun lining up its vaccination programme for their staff and family members.
The minimum wage in Hong Kong has been frozen for the first time since the Minimum Wage Ordinance came into effect in 2011.
With workforce transformation continuing to gain pace, organisations have to ensure their employees build new skills and enhance existing ones.