This comes after the country’s minimum wage commission set the new minimum wage rate at 9,160 won (US$7.94) per hour for 2022.
The proportion of people working completely remotely in a recent week in July stood at 11.6%, down from 18.5% in April.
A group of businessmen has urged the Inter-Agency Task Force to permit employees to go back to their workplaces once 80% of workers are vaccinated.
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The country’s statistics department Stats NZ said the number of self-employed women increased 13.9% year-on-year to 143,500 in March.
However, underemployment crept up by 0.5% to 7.9% as the economy responded to lockdowns in the states of Victoria and New South Wales.
The financial aid will apply to companies in the sectors of construction, hotels, food services, art, entertainment and recreation in affected provinces.
The labour ministry has recommended raising the national average minimum wage by 3.1% to 930 yen (US$8.43) per hour.
Some 30% of gig workers estimated their hourly wage after expenses to be between NZ$18.90 and 2021's scheduled minimum wage of NZ$20.
The Minimum Wage Commission (MWC) has set the country’s minimum wage for next year at 9,160 won (US$8) per hour.
The payout will be on top of the RM$1,000 assistance which was credited to the companies’ bank accounts in mid-June this year.
The New South Wales (NSW) and federal governments have announced a financial assistance package to keep businesses afloat.
The Department of Finance (DOF) has said lockdowns caused by new variants of COVID-19 will slow the recovery of job gains.
The Malaysian Employers Federation also proposed the set up of a platform to record, monitor and report adverse events related to the COVID-19 vaccinations.
The government has been urged to balance the employment needs of local workers while remaining open to foreign investment and manpower
South Korea ranks 30th place out of 36 OECD countries, and falls behind Japan, New Zealand, and Australia.
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The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), together with unions and employer groups, will review the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices
The programme is to be implemented for four months from August 1st, and would be open to all economic sectors in the first two months.
Employer groups are opposing a new law that will allow CEOs to be punished, even by imprisonment, for serious workplace disasters.
The government is working out new laws to protect the rights of workers, especially those in flexible employment.
A new report from the Achievers Workforce Institute highlights the importance of integrating D&I initiatives with employee recognition programmes.
Consultation for the trial programme will open this month, and the scheme is slated to start in early 2022.
Business owners have been urged to get safety seals for their establishments in the country’s efforts to re-open the economy.
Self-employed workers who earned less than NT$408,000 in 2020, and who have been impacted by the pandemic, will be eligible for subsidies.
Despite the easing of social restrictions in Singapore, companies should continue to ensure their employees work from home, whenever possible.
A new report from the Achievers Workforce Institute details how organisations can improve employee engagement by creating a sense of belonging.
Large businesses in the private sector are encouraged to come on board to speed up the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has called on the government to penalise businesses not following measures for pandemic control.
The new measures will allow parents to qualify for paternity, maternity and adoption benefits of up to S$30,000, depending on their income.