Sichuan province conducted a week-long inspection on overtime work and takes "zero tolerance" towards employers who breach labour laws.
A total of 56,000 jobs have been created under MySTEP, the government’s short-term employment programme.
The cabinet has given the go-ahead for a soft-loan package worth 5 billion baht (US$150 million) to help create jobs for the unemployed.
By Q3’21, the total number of people employed had fallen by 196,400, of which 113,500 jobs were lost during the circuit breaker period in Q2'21.
The Manpower Ministry is optimistic of closing the wage gap between male and female workers, and to increase the level of female participation at work.
Small businesses will be compensated for their incurred losses because of COVID-19 restrictions, although some businesses are exempted from this.
Over VND5,422 billion (US$238 million) has been spent to support employers and employees in the city impacted by the pandemic.
A “no work, no pay” scheme should only serve as a last resort for employers when dealing with their unvaccinated workers.
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A Japanese labour ministry survey has found that the prolonged pandemic is still dampening wage hikes for workers in affected sectors.
Some 29.2% of foreign investment companies with over 300 employees felt most uneasy about the introduction of the workplace disaster law.
Unvaccinated staff in businesses where customers need to show My Vaccine Pass cannot work unless they are fully inoculated against COVID-19.
In October, a total of 456,000 people were out of work, down 15,000 from the previous month, as the domestic employment market continues to improve.
The National Wage Consultative Council (MPGN) is still discussing whether to maintain or increase the minimum wage rate.
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The proportion of non-regular workers in the country has also been increasing, rising by 5.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2021.
A recent government survey showed that slightly more than half of workers who have changed jobs have found more rewarding careers.
The government has distributed RM19.21 billion (US$4.6 billion) under its Wages Subsidy Programme (PSU) as of October 29.
The package has been reported to include cash support for small companies, as well as pay raises for nurses and care workers.
Over the last four years, five major cities outside Seoul have driven the increase in the proportion of non-regular jobs in the country.
The move is expected to benefit 820,000 military personnel, public school teachers and civil servants, and 200,000 contract workers.
The government has been urged to strictly monitor the minimum wage implementation and take ‘firm action’ against violators.
From 2022, the bulk of the cost of public insurance costs for the self-employed and gig workers will be paid by the state.
The Central Bureau of Statistics has revealed a year-on-year rise in the number of people in the working population in 2021.
China’s surveyed urban unemployment rate averaged 5.1% from January to October this year, as more young people gained employment.
Out of the 38 members of the OECD, South Korea ranks highest in the pay gap between male and female employees in 2020.
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The Council of Trade Unions' call to increase the minimum wage to NZ$22.75 is in line with the current living wage.
Micro and small businesses are provided with the option to apply for a government loan to pay employees their 13th month salary.
Chairman of the Japan Business Federation also backed the call, encouraging profit-earning firms to increase workers’ wages.