HR & Education
Safety training boosts harm reporting in high-risk sectors
Recent occupational safety training significantly increases the reporting of workplace harm.
Safety training boosts harm reporting in high-risk sectors
Recent occupational safety training significantly increases the reporting of workplace harm.
Universities named key players in boosting SEA startup economy
Schools are supporting student-led ventures through incubation programmes.
Singapore emerges as the top education destination for parents in Asia
It is particularly popular amongst parents from Mainland China, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India.
Most expats in Singapore unaffected by tighter salary rules
The city-state is tweaking the balance in favour of locals by hiking aliens’ wage thresholds.
Singapore eyes other sectors to fix healthcare talent crunch
Finance, technology, and consultancy professionals can help plug the gap.
9 in 10 APAC firms implement whistleblowing policies
Top benefits include early fraud detection and prevention at 35%.
More organisations in the Asia Pacific are adopting whistleblowing programmes...
Yum China CFO resigns
He will serve as an advisor to the CEO until February 2025.
9 in 10 CEOs embrace hybrid working: survey
Almost 8 in 10 noted improved employee engagement thanks to hybrid working.
CMOs drive innovation amidst organisational shifts
Marketing leaders must adapt to new roles.
TENTEN Partners Expands Global Footprint with New Dubai Office
The Singapore-based firm taps into Middle East's dynamic business landscape
Women in investment sectors face persistent workplace hurdles
Gender diversity efforts reveal mixed outcomes in finance sectors.
Tech talent demand in Southeast Asia up amidst digital transformation
Startups and enterprises drive sustained need for innovative tech solutions.
Women occupy less than a quarter of board seats in Singapore: report
Still, achieving gender parity in key leadership roles remains challenging.
HK scraps MPF Offsetting Scheme to enhance employee protection
Starting 2025, employers are no longer allowed to offset long service and severance payments from its Mandatory Provident Fund contributions.
Remote work boosts job retention– study
Employees with flexible remote work options are 22% less likely to quit than fully remote ones.
Increased compensation counters quiet quitting trend
Organisations understand “quiet quitting” to be mislabeled work and life balance.
LAZADA LAYOFF LAPSE: Should companies notify unions about retrenchments?
The company reportedly let go of nearly 100 employees early January without notifying the allied workers union.
Commentary
ASEAN businesses should not underestimate opportunities 'Down Under'