Singapore - Employers still call the shots in Singapore's job market, according to two recruiters, even though the recovering economy has threatened to shift the balance of power back to jobseekers' hands.

Singapore - In a rapidly changing economic climate, companies will need to better understand their workforce. This will create a demand for comprehensive business intelligence (BI) solutions that will be able to analyse multiple data dimensions and metrics, says Tim Darton, general manager of human capital management solutions,of Oracle Corporation Asia Pacific.

UK - Recruitment issues, employee engagement and grievances are some of the top challenges senior HR professionals would face this year if they fail to obtain their senior leaders' buy-in.

US - Despite the poor employment climate, a majority of MBA students say they found employment easily in 2009.

US - Openly talking about flatulence or whistling eight hours a day are just some of the strangest work behaviours seen in the office, say survey respondents.

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Middle East - Over 250 HR practitioners polled in the Gulf region said they were generally more confident about the business environment and their hiring plans in 2010, compared to the same time last year.

India - Siemens is looking to increase its workforce in India to 25,000 in a bid to tap into the green energy market. The India operations is also expected to manufacture engineering products for sale as well.

Malaysia - After five months of appeals from manufacturing companies, the Malaysian government said that it will allow the recruitment of 100,000 new foreign workers into the country.

Philippines - More than half of employees polled in the Philippines spend at least two hours on the internet during office hours searching for information and e-learning related material.