As employers consider wage hikes, they should also develop employees' skills and redeploy them, said Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Manpower.
These include addressing wage inequality and providing more childcare support, as well as upskilling and reskilling opportunities.
As the country embarks on its economic recovery, the Flexi-Wage programme has helped address skills gaps and meet workforce shortages.
This comes as the world is facing uncertainties, from geopolitical tensions to inflationary pressures, which affects the employment market.
Efforts continue to be made to improve human resources and develop vocational education to achieve inclusive and equitable development.
The government plans to utilise data and artificial intelligence (AI) to generate personalised career insights for workers.
Indonesia would need 17 million workers who are able to use and manage technology, said State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir.
The RiseUp with ServiceNow platform aims to train one million workers, offering over 600 free courses and 18 job-related certification paths.
As workplace fairness guidelines become law, more HR professionals are needed, says Member of Parliament Patrick Tay.
Besides schemes that help train and retain employees, firms also applied for programmes that have helped them digitalise and adopt technology.
In addition to helping new enterprises grow, e-commerce could raise women’s participation in the workplace, said the World Bank.
The Social Affairs Ministry will be improving training for people with disabilities to widen their access to job opportunities or employment.
Organised by HRM Asia, the CHRO Series Indonesia is kicking off today at the Shangri-La Hotel in Indonesia.
Thai workers must be upskilled as the government reaffirms its commitment to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project.
Employees’ skills, financial independence, and financial inclusion have so far been improved through the Pre-Employment Card Programme.
The government plans to enhance its reskilling programmes to better meet the needs of mature and mid-career workers.
Josh Bersin describes the rise of non-routine work and how it is impacting HR decisions and the way work is carried out.
A recent webinar organised by HRM Asia, in partnership with Accenture and Oracle, explored talent management strategies for HR leaders.
To achieve its goal of 9 million digital talents by 2030, the nation needs to produce 600,000 digital talents a year.
5G, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and analytics were identified as tech trends that will create high job demand in the near future.
The majority of the Indian workforce expects their employers to be leaders who inspire them to perform to the best of their ability.
By investing in employee skills development, SkillsFuture Singapore is helping employers to create a productive workforce to grow and succeed.
Provisions to upskill talents in tech in the 2023 budget will help the country’s workforce be ready for jobs of the future.
About 75% of employers in four Asia-Pacific countries reported a rise in demand for new hires with digital skills over the last five years.
31% of Generation X workers in Singapore between ages 42 and 57 are worried about losing their jobs if they fail to keep up with digital transformation.
While their technical literacy is deemed to be satisfactory, jobseekers need to improve their problem-solving skills to gain employment.
Enterprises in Vietnam have been urged to equip young employees with the soft and digital skills needed to adapt to the requirements of Industry 4.0.
Two new programmes offer SMEs the chance to push ahead with digitalisation to improve productivity, optimise operations and lower operation costs.
Instead of mandating a return to office, Dell is letting employees choose where they want to work and giving fair opportunities to all.
Businesses use coaching to deliver change, thus creating opportunities for coaching to be democratised.