Day 1 of HR Tech Asia 2025: Building tech fluency and inclusive AI for the future of work

HR Tech Asia 2025 challenged HR leaders to rethink strategies amid AI disruption, digital acceleration, and changing workforce needs.
Workplace loneliness: New study calls for business intervention

Younger employees feel lonelier than older adults, highlighting a need for employers to rethink how they foster belonging and connection.
The wellbeing virtuous cycle

The business case for supporting employees’ wellbeing beyond the workplace.
From IBM to The Kyndryl Way: Inside a successful cultural transformation

Under CHRO Maryjo Charbonnier’s leadership, Kyndryl transformed from an IBM spin-off into a thriving, people-first technology powerhouse.
Japanese banks reshape job structures for gender equality

Japan’s top financial organisations are eliminating gendered job tracks in a major push to close workplace inequality and pay gaps.
Reskilling at speed: How organisations can keep pace with AI-driven change

With AI accelerating change, Workday’s Fabio Tiviti explains how a skills-based approach helps organisations drive agility, productivity, and long-term success.
HR Tech Asia 2025: Power Talks to tackle future of work challenges

Discover cutting-edge HR strategies and game-changing ideas at HR Tech Asia 2025’s Power Talk Stage—where innovation meets action.
Inside UNIQLO Singapore’s plan to win the retail talent war

At UNIQLO Singapore, Juliana Tan champions digital innovation and inclusive talent development to meet the demands of modern retail.
Shaping tomorrow’s workplace: Worktech Excellence track to lead conversations at HR Tech Asia 2025

HR Tech Asia 2025’s Worktech Excellence track explores how technology, space, and culture converge to shape the future of work.
Reproductive health leave could save Australian economy billions, report finds

Providing 12 days of reproductive health leave could save Australia A$21.3 billion annually and improve equity for women at work.
Flexible meal solutions: The missing ingredient in workplace productivity

Flexible meal options are emerging as a vital workplace benefit, reshaping how organisations support employee wellbeing and productivity.
Quantifying the unseen: Menopause and its impact in the APAC workplace

Ignoring menopause in the workplace risks losing experienced female leaders, disrupting knowledge transfer, and weakening innovation—jeopardising long-term organisational resilience.
Driving workforce transformation: HR Tech Asia 2025 puts the future of talent in focus

HR Tech Asia 2025’s Workforce Transformation track offers transformative insights on strategic talent management and building future-ready organisations.
Beyond soft skills: Why human connection is the future of work

From redefining communication as a power skill to championing courageous conversations, Dr Damini Chawla unveils strategies for human-centric workplaces.
Lead like a girl – Turning pain into purpose

From vulnerability to resilience, the final part of Avi Liran’s article explores how adversity can fuel growth, transform challenges into strengths, and inspire change.
Developing middle managers: How HR can support these overworked leaders

Today’s middle managers are facing unprecedented challenges that threaten both their effectiveness and wellbeing.
Leading and living vibrantly at Haleon

Haleon’s culture of wellbeing empowers employees to thrive, blending personal fulfilment and professional growth through a people-first approach.
Workplace loneliness: Why it impacts one in five employees today

Research finds a clear correlation between workplace loneliness and disengagement, a trend that may be worsening because of remote work.
Building stronger teams through human-centric communication

Dr Damini Chawla’s journey from clinical dentistry to communication coaching reveals the transformative power of empathy in leadership.
How leaders can bridge generational gaps for a unified workplace

By understanding the things that matter most to each generation and how these impact workplace culture, leaders can build cohesive teams.
HR Tech Asia 2025: Transforming C-Suite leadership for tomorrow’s workforce

Elevate leadership at HR Tech Asia 2025, where the C-Suite Leadership track focuses on aligning strategy, collaboration, and impact.
Personal happiness found to be the key to workplace satisfaction

People with higher life satisfaction are 32% more likely to experience lasting job satisfaction, highlighting the importance of holistic wellbeing strategies.
HR of the future: Spotify, Fiskars on how to drive digital transformation

HR leaders are predicted to be the ones shaping digital transformation. Here’s how executives from Spotify and Fiskars are preparing for 2030 and beyond.
Verbal strategies for leaders: Cultivating psychological safety in teams

Leaders play a pivotal role in fostering psychological safety, where team members feel confident to speak up, collaborate, and innovate.
Speeding up the line: How AI is solving frontline staffing challenges

Paradox’s Joshua Secrest reveals how AI is transforming frontline recruitment by speeding up hiring and improving candidate experience.
DE&I in Asia-Pacific: Will US policy rollbacks reshape workplaces?

As DE&I policies face setbacks in the US, organisations in Asia-Pacific must decide whether to follow suit or strengthen inclusivity efforts.
Overcoming toxicity: Take control and reclaim your emotional wellbeing

In the second of a three-part article, Avi Liran provides key tips to rise above toxicity and prioritise your wellbeing.
Bridging the retirement readiness gap – A strategic HR opportunity

As Asia’s ageing workforce grows, organisations must rethink retirement strategies to retain expertise, ease transitions, and safeguard institutional knowledge.
The AI tsunami: HR’s helm in charting the course of work’s future

AI is reshaping the workforce, creating new roles and demanding fresh skills. How can HR leaders prepare employees for this transformation?
Championing women’s equality, inclusion, and empowerment in tech

Despite driving innovation, the tech industry lags in gender equality. With women underrepresented, decisive action is needed to foster inclusion.