Put your people first in rethinking the post COVID-19 workplace

DBS Bank offers some insights into how organisations can redesign the workplace to improve employee engagement and collaboration.
Maintaining organisational agility in the face of disruption

EXCLUSIVE: Swift and decisive action, aided by the adoption of technology and a people-first approach, can help organisations adapt to business disruptions, shares Workday.
COVID-19 pushes businesses to change IT priorities

Businesses in South-east Asia, Australia and Newland are prioritising improving ICT and security resilience for business continuity plans.
Averbook: Survey shows COVID-19 accelerated digital transformation

The latest LeapPulse survey showed 83% of the respondents said their organisation had become more focused on digital during COVID-19.
Digital upskilling tops training agenda for Singapore companies

In the NTUC LearningHub Employer Skills Survey report, 2 In 3 employers identified upskilling in digital competencies as a business imperative.
How to successfully adjust to the post-pandemic workplace

EXCLUSIVE: Tableau shares some tips on how companies can successfully navigate the challenges of adjusting to a post-pandemic workplace
How HR and HP became strategic business partners

EXCLUSIVE: Much of HP’s digital transformation and growth is down to the strategic partnership its HR has with the management.
Malaysian workforce calls for WFH to continue

A new KPMG survey indicates that 69% of workers in Malaysia want to continue working from home post MCO.
Grab provides agility for driver-partners to grow career paths

Among a lineup of new training and career support initiatives is a new training programme developed in collaboration with Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Bloomberg’s 3-pillar strategy: You, Team & Community

EXCLUSIVE: Melanie Coate, Bloomberg’s APAC Head of HR, explained the key components behind Bloomberg’s employee communications strategy
Zoom CEO: You can hire global talent without an office

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said he will not have a single office if he starts his company today as he can hire talent from all over the world.
HRM Asia Readers’ Choice Awards: Nominations now open!

Organisations and businesses are welcome to nominate themselves and anyone else worthy of this ultimate prize of dedicated HR service provider.
4 questions for business agility

In the first of a 2-part article, Steve Boese, president and co-founder of H3 HR Advisors, suggests four questions to ask of your HR function in order to seek more agile approaches to your work.
Overcoming the Big-T challenge

Sunil Puri, Head of Asia-Pacific Research, Center for Creative Leadership, explains why and how boards in Asia can ramp up their tech-savvy quotient.
COVID-19: A catalyst for a Redesign of Work

A new research by ADP reveals that workplace trends that were five years in the making, have arrived ahead of time.
Bridging the existing data literacy gap in Southeast Asia

EXCLUSIVE: We spoke to Samir Bedi, Partner, People Advisory Services, EY, on what it takes to build a data-literate workforce.
HR managers in India identify remote working as long-term goal

63% of HR managers in India said their organisations will continue to work virtually even when COVID-19 lockdown is lifted in the country.
Microsoft and Workday accelerate planning in changing world

A new strategic partnership sees Workday customers able to run Workday Adaptive Planning on the Microsoft Azure cloud.
SHRI and BIPO launch one-stop HR service for Chinese firms

The China Desk service provides Chinese companies expanding into Singapore with a one-stop solution that caters to their business needs.
How Can HR Navigate New Workplace Norms?

Join the largest gathering of HR and business leaders from across the region from Sep 29 to Oct 1 and hear from over 70 leading HR thought-leaders.
Cultivating a culture of experimentation and innovation

AIA Singapore and Hyper Island have collaborated to launch Digital Ei8ht, a programme that redefines learning as companies undergo digital transformation.
Citi Singapore offers 6 principles for the return to workplace

The majority of Citi Singapore employees will continue to work from home until July, even as Singapore eases ‘circuit breaker’ measures on June 2.
Smart WFM expands into Asia with new Singapore office

The expansion follows considerable demand in Asia for workforce management (WFM) and HR services and software, said Smart WFM.
Cybercrime continues to be a threat as remote working grows

Organisations need to put a strong focus on security for remote working, said a new report from Verizon Business.
5 key areas HR needs to focus on during COVID-19

HR policies and practices are constantly being reviewed and reshaped, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change the way we work.
Facebook to embrace permanent remote work

The social media and tech giant expects half of its workforce to work remotely over the next five to 10 years.
Qualtrics names Brigid Archibald as new managing director, APJ

Archibald replaces Bill McMurray, who has been promoted to the role of Chief Revenue Officer, and will be based in the US.
What’s next for Payroll compliance in wake of COVID-19?

The COVID-19 pandemic is set to change many functions of HR, and one of them is Payroll. How can organisations adapt to the changes?
AFL increases monetisation opportunities

The AFL has implemented a new LMS system, which is powered by the Totata Learn and Androgogic Totara Plus suite of products.
WorkVue launched to help organisations improve agility and resilience

The AI-driven software enables organisations to deconstruct jobs, evaluate work alternatives and reconfigure tasks into new, more optimal jobs.