Overqualification can strain family life, or free it up
Being overqualified leaves some employees anxious and drained at home, and gives others more time for family. What sets them apart is which of the two they value more.
Why redesigning a job takes more than the equipment that prompted it
With Singapore’s workforce no longer growing and a larger foreign workforce off the table, facilities management is reshaping its frontline roles. ICFM’s Lynn Lim on multi-skilled teams, an ageing workforce, and why a robot on its own changes nothing.
Full training attendance, clean audit, and still exposed
Most organisations have the policies. Speakers at AsiaHRM’s latest LinkedIn Live session discussed what happens when nobody checks that those policies are followed, and when people who raise concerns go unheard.
Your untouchable leaders are costing more than you think
Whether the leader is intimidating or micromanaging, it is time to get them to look in the mirror.
Capability is harder to recognise when it arrives in an unfamiliar shape
New research on resilience across cultures finds that organisations tend to recognise the version of it they already know how to read – with consequences that run through performance reviews, succession and the problems that never get escalated.
The design was the easy part: UOB’s Dean Tong on making workforce change stick
UOB’s Head of Group Human Resources on productivity that lasts, reskilling that turns into real mobility, and how judgement gets built once routine work is automated.
Taiwan’s minimum wage to cross NT$30,000 as AI boom lifts growth
Labour and employer representatives agreed on a 4.745% increase after differing on how the gains of AI-led growth should be shared.
Voting opens for HRM Asia Reader’s Choice Awards 2026
HR professionals across Asia have until 7 October to back the solutions and service providers they rate, with reader votes deciding 70% of each result.
Your frontline workers see problems before you do
The employees closest to your customers can see what leadership cannot. The CHROs who build systems to hear them and act on their feedback build the most resilient organisations.
Hong Kong’s manpower gap narrows, but AI squeezes entry-level and clerical roles
A government update credits talent and labour admission schemes with easing the city’s shortage, even as key industries stay tight and entry-level vacancies fall sharply.
Singapore to require certified HR professionals at firms with more than 200 staff from 2028
A new certification requirement aims to double Singapore’s pool of certified HR professionals to around 18,000 by 2030.
Own data, not benchmarks: What holds up in a board conversation on wellbeing
Employers overwhelmingly say workplace wellbeing matters. AIA Singapore’s Kenneth Tan tells HRM Asia why that agreement rarely survives contact with a board, and what evidence does.
Australia’s AI job impact still hard to find, Treasury report finds
Australia’s 40-year economic outlook finds AI adoption inside businesses still shallow, with no broad effects on jobs yet, but it expects many roles to be redesigned.
A generation is arriving fluent in AI. Nobody has worked out how to train them
Students in Singapore are entering work more fluent in AI than the organisations hiring them. OpenAI’s Raghav Gupta on productive struggle, the apprenticeship, and what comfort with these tools does not tell you about a person.
AI is creating capacity. Where it goes decides the value
Ahead of CHRO Series Indonesia 2026, Novo Indonesia’s Adhika Widya Sena on the move from implementing HR technology to shaping the human operating model around it.
Women’s share of new senior hires has fallen every year since 2022, WEF report finds
The World Economic Forum’s 20th Global Gender Gap Report shows a shrinking pipeline of women into senior roles, and a C-suite where women lead HR but rarely technology.
Singapore makes one in 10 of the world’s chips. Talent depth is another question
Waiting for a specialised role to fall vacant before developing the skills to fill it no longer works, says Lam Research’s Andrew Goh. The South-East Asia head on hiring for technologies that outpace their own qualifications.
Indonesia sets out four principles for human-centred AI adoption at work
Workflow redesign and upskilling, not AI tools alone, drive the biggest productivity gains, according to Indonesia’s Manpower Minister, as the ministry prepares a workplace guide and pilot projects.
From decision to direction: Where good strategies lose their way
Having good people is not the same as having an organisation that can act on its decisions, speakers argued in AsiaHRM’s Governance Series.
The apprentice and the veteran: How expertise survives automation
A business support veteran of 27 years and a work-study engineer who went from server checks to building AI agents – two NCS employees on what it takes to work with AI and what it cannot replace.
The Philippines to reskill 1.3 million IT-BPM employees under US$34.4 billion AI infrastructure plan
The national masterplan projects more than 500,000 AI-related jobs by 2033, alongside a 30-fold expansion in the country’s AI data centre capacity.
Singapore to share enhanced childcare leave details in early 2027
The government is studying ways to help employers cover employees on leave and is considering an accreditation mark for work-life-friendly workplaces, as Minister Indranee Rajah says caregiving leave should become part of normal HR policy.
Where do senior cyber professionals come from when the junior jobs disappear?
AI is absorbing the junior work that senior cybersecurity professionals once learned on. Fortinet’s Jess Ng on what that means for the talent pipeline and for retention.
Indonesia targets up to 3.5 million jobs in 2027, but businesses warn of hurdles
Indonesia’s ambitious 2027 jobs target faces hurdles as businesses call for investment, industrial growth and reforms to create quality employment.
Workplace wellbeing: The awareness gap has closed. The execution gap persists
Although the data shows that workplace wellbeing has become an accepted business priority, organisations struggle to translate it into measurable outcomes.
What raising a child taught a CEO about leading
Being physically present with his newborn son did not make Dr Xander Ong a more confident father—taking sole responsibility did. The Centre for Fathering CEO on why that shift from helping to owning shapes stronger leaders, and why parental leave belongs in the conversation about talent.
Employers in Singapore take more selective approach to hiring in Q4 2026
Singapore’s hiring outlook remains subdued as employers take a more selective approach to headcount while grappling with persistent skills gaps.
The 15-year hire: What Abbott’s STEM pipeline tells HR about closing the gender gap
Singapore wants more women in STEM. One organisation’s talent strategy suggests the fix starts a decade before the job interview – and it is a lesson in early-talent thinking that any HR leader can borrow.
The frontline is HR’s biggest AI blind spot
A lot of AI is built around knowledge employees, but 80% of employees are on the frontline. How do you reach them?
More employers in Singapore set to hold wages flat in 2027
Business prospects look steadier for 2027, but rising manpower costs are keeping employers cautious on pay – and the improvement is not reaching every sector.