Making it compulsory to use at least a third of shared parental leave will force fathers to be more involved in childcare, says the Shanghai Women’s Federation.
This is part of the S$870 million OneAviation Support Package announced in Budget 2021 to support firms hit hard by the pandemic.
Statistics Korea said the number of temporary and daily jobs for those in their 20s declined 18% in January due to the pandemic.
As the restrictions on businesses ease in Hong Kong, testing centres for COVID-19 are stretched to the max due to mandatory testing.
Under its social security system, the government has approved a scheme that will give salaried workers 4,000 baht (US$134) each.
The number of workers who collected wage subsidies decreased by about 2 million over an eight-month period last year.
Smaller businesses saw a steep drop in employment numbers while that of larger conglomerates rose last year.
The minister said that it would be tricky to draw the line for when the scheme should stop, and urged that public policy needs to be fair.
Organisations also need to update their indicators for the new normal, and make data-driven decisions to inform their HR strategy.
The government has issued new SOPs that allow work to resume in offices after disinfection has been done in accordance with new protocols.
Learning Technologies Asia 2021 will examine how organisations can develop their learning strategies to stay ahead, innovate and grow.
The National Employment Council estimates that over 160,000 new jobs will be created this year through committed investments.
The government announced a range of Budget 2021 measures aimed at helping workers and businesses to land jobs and sustain operations amid the pandemic.
The government is considering giving employees the COVID-19 vaccine the same way they get their annual flu jab at work.
Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) believes that raising daily wages by P100 (US$2.1) will likely result in more unemployment.
Service industries that require face-to-face interactions are expected to have a slower recovery as compared to other sectors.
The speed of decline was the fastest since 2009, when the global financial crisis led to a drop of overtime wages by 13.5%.
There were 27,423 private sectors workers who requested paternity leave last year, more than double that of 2017’s total of 12,042.
Labour and employment secretary Apurva Chandra said the new labour codes would provide the flexibility of four working days in a week.
Payroll jobs had the largest increases in the states of Queensland, up by 2.8%, and South Australia, up by 2.4%.
The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) has said the country’s unemployment rate increased 4.5% in 2020 – the highest in 27 years.
While unemployment is severe among the lower class, middle-level occupations have also been badly hit by unemployment.
The government has launched the Short-Term Absence Payment (STAP) – a scheme to help businesses and staff affected by the pandemic.
The basic subsidy for low-income families, once relaxed, would benefit around 24,000 more underemployed households.
Most employers are not considering adjusting their staff’s salary even as remote working has become a trend.
The continued closure due to movement controls will inevitably lead to bankruptcy and unemployment, cautions the Malaysian Employers’ Federation.
This covers the country’s retail, fast food and warehouse workers, as well as those who work in aviation, arts and recreation, and tourism.
Prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has given the go-ahead for financial aid costing 40 billion baht to help employees left out under previous schemes.
Some 33.4% of non-regular workers received no compensation for forced leave, as compared to 14.8% for regular staff, a survey shows.
The supplementary budget is reported to be in the scale of 20 trillion won (US$17.9 billion) to 30 trillion won (US$26.8 billion).