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HRM Five: High-performers

How to identify the cream of the crop among your current and would-be employees.

Japan to bring in 500,000 foreign workers

Japan is looking to significantly increase its foreign workforce, with the government creating new classes of work permits for specific target industries.

Q&A with CP Group’s Chief People Officer Kulshaan Singh

In this exclusive interview, the newly-appointed Chief People Officer of Thai conglomerate CP Group Kulshaan Singh shares how he plans to be a bridge between the business and its people.

Web-exclusive: How to develop a future-proof workforce strategy

Ross Sparkman, Facebook’s head of Strategic Workforce Planning, shares a few tips for organisations looking to develop their own strategic roadmaps.

Workforce planning: Industries at risk

As firms continue to reshuffle in this era of Industry 4.0, HRM Magazine Asia takes a closer look at the manpower strategies of the most impacted industries.

CEO quits following claims of résumé fraud

Self-proclaimed “activist” investment fund group Blue Orca accused the CEO of Samsonite of résumé fraud, with Ramesh Tainwala stepping down in response.

HRM Five: Fun ways to recognise employees

There’s no better value reward than an unexpected gift for a job well done. Here are five ways HR can spoil their best performers in a cost-effective way.

HRM Asia’s Top Stories for May, 2018

Catch up on hrmasia.com’s top stories for May 2018, including the highlights from HR Summit, and a primer on HR and the blockchain.

Creating strategic roadmaps for the future

Ross Sparkman, Head of Strategic Workforce Planning, Facebook, shares the benefits of a formal strategic workforce planning framework

So you want to join a startup?

Laurence Smith, who switched from a corporate job to startups a few years ago, shares some advice for other HR professionals looking to do the same

[Two Cents] Listening out for bias: The Laurel vs. Yanny debate

For Senior Journalist Kelvin Ong – and indeed, many others – the Laurel-Yanny sound clip raised a few questions about cognitive bias at the workplace.

HRM Five: High-impact people analytics

How organisations can use data to reach analytics maturity – and make intelligent business and HR decisions.

Up close and personal with Redmart’s Chief of People

Stephanie Nash, Chief People Officer at Redmart, shares the secret to her longevity in HR.

Out with the old, in with the new at Takeda Pharmaceutical

How Takeda Pharmaceutical Company’s consolidation of its HR systems helped to modernise the 237-year-old organisation’s operations globally.

Micron welcomes 600 new hires as part of “pre-onboarding” event

The new hires got a glimpse into the organisation’s culture and working environment ahead of their start days.

HRM Five: Greener workplaces

In this year of Climate Action, here are ways that HR can work with their organisations and employees to help protect the planet.

Key benefits of blockchain technology for HR

Blockchain technology offers several useful features for businesses in today’s digital world. Here are four that should come in handy for companies.

(Block)chain reaction

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency were 2017’s big buzzwords, but blockchain looks to inherit that mantle in 2018. How will the technology impact HR?

Google remains the favoured employer in Singapore

Google has again topped the lists of preferred destination’s for Singapore’s graduating class of 2018, according to Universum.

The legal face of the contingent workforce

As project-based, freelance, and gig work become increasingly de rigueur, the laws surrounding such arrangements have come under increasing scrutiny.

HRM Five: Heard at HR Summit

A selection of quotable learning points from HR Summit & Expo Asia 2018.

HR Summit 2018: Day Two – Five things we learned

Here are our key takeaways from Day Two of HR Summit & Expo Asia 2018.

HR Summit 2018: Five key takeaways from Day One

Session one of this year’s Summit was packed with learnings, case studies and best practices. Here are our top picks.

HRM Five: Internships that work for everyone

Internships don’t have to be an obligation or burden.

HRM Asia’s Top Stories for April, 2018

Catch up on www.hrmasia.com’s top stories for April, 2018, right here. We’ve got everything from firebombs in the office, to flexible everyday dress codes.