Philippines inch towards 100-day paid maternity leave
The proposed law is progressing through the Filipino House of Representatives; one of the country’s two law-making bodies.
Workplace bullying: what HR needs to know
What HR needs to know about the costs and potential strategies to combat bullying behaviour in the workplace.
Dyson and NTU launch studio to develop engineers
Selected students will get a first, real taste of what it’s like to work as an engineer in a professional environment.
Malaysia halts intake of Bangladeshi workers
The Malaysian government has suspended the national migration system used to hire workers specifically from Bangladesh.
Japan to strictly enforce quota for people with disabilities
A crackdown is set to follow reports that government agencies have been padding their data on how many disabled staff they employ.
Fraser Hospitality: Choose your home away from home
Fraser Hospitality’s four Singapore-based serviced residence options represent the best combination of local charm and total comfort.
Thai employers charged over undocumented workers
154 businesses have been charged after sweeping checks involving almost 2,500 employers and 50,000 foreign workers.
Family status discrimination under fire in Hong Kong
The territory’s Equal Opportunities Commission says employers are still slow to accommodate employees who have to care for family members.
HRM Five: Signs of a checked-out employee
In this latest edition of HRM Five, we explain how HR can identify if an employee is disengaged from their work and the workplace.
Up close and personal with an HR veteran
Sureash Kumar, Former General Manager of HR at B. Braun Medical, gets candid.
HR Tech Think Tank: Registrations now open
At HRM Asia’s HR Think Tank, delegates will have the chance to immerse themselves in one of eight different HR technology streams.
Goldman Sachs to ship breast milk for travelling staff
The British investment firm will pay for working mothers to courier their expressed breast milk home during business trips.
Australia’s casual workers may be entitled to annual leave
A landmark court ruling has found that “regular casual” workers, including truck drivers, are entitled to annual leave benefits.
Bought-out Uber continuing to recruit in Singapore
Despite closing its Southeast Asian app, the ride-hailing giant looks set to maintain its regional headquarters in the city-state.
Google employees protest China censorship
Some 1,400 Google staff have signed a letter protesting the company’s cooperation with the Chinese government on web censorship.
IBM launches technology apprenticeship
The company aims to nurture digital economy skills in areas such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and data analytics.
Maritime industry awards $1.9 million worth of scholarships
Local maritime businesses in Singapore all contributed to the education fund, which is aimed at developing the industry’s pipeline of talent.
Irish employer ordered to pay for night emails
Courts agreed that an executive’s after-hours email amounted to an almost 50% increase in work hours over what had been contracted.
Lush Australia may owe staff up to $2 million
The company says outdated payroll systems may have caused current and former employees to have been underpaid for the last eight years.
Australian woman allegedly fired over abortion tweets
Angela Williamson says her former employer fired her for expressing controversial political opinions across social media.
Google launches job search in Singapore
Google’s new, dedicated job search vertical for Singapore will draw from a wide range of local listings from across the world wide web.
350 firms on notice for discriminatory practices
Under Singapore’s Fair Consideration Framework, companies have to ensure locals have equal chance at vacant positions as foreign professionals.
Moving from the C-Suite to the “D-Suite”
Most HR leaders are not trained technologists, but that should not hinder them from collaborating with other more tech-savvy colleagues.
Jet Airways decides against sweeping pay cuts
Following employee protests, and despite financial difficulties, the Indian carrier has decided not to slash employee salaries.
Amazon patents “spy goggles” that can monitor staff
The futuristic goggles will provide workers that wear them with key information – but will also collect data on them.
Digital nomadism is the future of work
Technological advances have seen an increasing trend towards borderless digital nomadism, especially in the workplace.
French worker wins right-to-disconnect battle
A regional director with a pest control firm has won one of the first test cases of France’s new “right to disconnect” laws.
Australian woman allegedly fired over abortion tweets
Angela Williamson says her former employer fired her for expressing controversial political opinions across social media.
Open offices may actually reduce face-to-face interaction
A new Harvard University study suggests that open offices might actually be less conducive to face-to-face interaction than thought.
Robotics literacy course launched in Singapore
Universal Robots and Singapore’s e2i are partnering to provide training in robotics solutions and automation equipment.