Improving workplace wellbeing by offering flexible working
Flexible work is seen as a key strategy to reduce exhaustion and increase motivation among employees in Australia.
Redesigning work and the workplace to elevate the human experience
The Engage and Innovate Theatres at HR Tech Festival Asia 2023 will discuss how HR leaders can navigate the changing nature of work.
Improving mental health across workplaces in Queensland
A new health and safety code will support workplaces in creating mentally healthy environments and address psychological health risks.
How flexible work strategies can benefit both employer and employees
As working parents juggle work and parental obligations, more working parents in the UK want the option to work flexibly.
Reimagining HR strategies to create new paradigms of people and work
Speakers at the Reimagine Theatre during HR Tech Festival Asia 2023 will highlight the challenges and opportunities posed by the evolving world of work.
Three factors that may be pushing your employees out the door
Some of the reasons that are causing employees to leave an organisation may be more straightforward and obvious than many expect.
How employees can succeed in a hybrid workplace
Building genuine relationships with colleagues and adopting an agile mindset are just some of the traits employees need to succeed in a hybrid workplace.
More employees are prioritising mental health over their careers
Employers can do more to improve the wellbeing of their employees so they can advance their careers with the organisation.
Defining workplace discrimination in Singapore
Legislation is being crafted to ban workplace discrimination but concerns have been raised over its clarity and how it will impact employers.
Delivery riders in Thailand want equal benefits
Independent food delivery riders in Thailand are advocating for equitable employee benefits and support while facing work hazards.
Employee retention a priority for organisations in New Zealand
Besides monetary rewards, organisations are also offering more work flexibility in a bid to attract and retain the best talent.
Displaying loyalty may bring more work for employees
Deliberately or otherwise, managers are more inclined to turn to employees they deem as loyal to complete additional job tasks.
Burnout, work-life imbalance impact employee happiness in Hong Kong
Perceptions on pay, rather than income level, is also a significant factor impacting the job satisfaction of employees.
Drawing employee-manager boundaries after working hours
Managers contacting remote employees outside designated working hours is causing stress and burning out employees.
HR leaders in Indonesia prioritising talent and wellbeing
Despite a tight labour market, organisations in Indonesia are focused on improving the employee experience and redesigning talent processes in 2023.
Working women in India face hurdles in seeking marriage
Women in India who seek careers, particularly those in male-dominated professions, face more discrimination when looking for a marriage partner.
Transforming mental healthcare and wellbeing across Asia
IHH Healthcare has invested in Intellect, with the firms co-developing and customising programmes to support total wellbeing across the region.
Build a healthier workforce by asking employees to take regular breaks
To meet deadlines, employees are not taking enough breaks to alleviate the stress and fatigue they are facing at work.
Improving employee health and wellbeing through hybrid work
Hybrid employees have more time to engage in activities that improve their health and wellbeing, in turn making themselves more productive at work.
Looks matter: How a robot’s design affects mental wellbeing coaching
Participants to a study felt more connected to toy-like robots acting as mental wellbeing coaches, in comparison to humanoid-like robots.
Retaining young employees in Australia by prioritising mental health
Young employees want their employers to implement authentic and effective mental health initiatives as a condition to stay.
Employee groups reject South Korea’s 69-hour workweek proposal
Criticism and doubts have been raised over the feasibility of longer work hours and vacations in a proposal pushing for a new working hour system.
Stay at home if you are sick, Victoria state tells employees
The Sick Pay Guarantee scheme allows casual and contract employees to access up to 38 hours a year of sick and carer’s pay.
Australia considers nationwide four-day workweek trial
The four-day workweek is part of a raft of recommendations made by the Senate work and care committee to improve employees’ work-life balance.
Employees in New Zealand want more WFH opportunities
Aspirations for flexible work arrangements and a better quality of life are motivators for New Zealanders to choose to work from home.
Know your employee’s personality before designing office space
Workspace design that prioritises the employee’s personality and environment may boost their productivity and satisfaction.
How organisations can build a culture of equity
Prioritising female employees’ health and safety can help organisations create an open and supportive work culture.
Hybrid work empowering women in the workforce
The option of hybrid work has given women the flexibility to make key decisions to advance their careers, while achieving better work-life balance.
More flexibility for employees in South Korea to choose when to work
Plans to revise the current 52-hour workweek will afford employees more control over how they manage their working hours.
Empowering HR teams to build a more supportive work culture
Many HR professionals in Singapore are experiencing burnout and need more mental wellbeing support from their organisations, according to a new survey.