Singapore – An aging population should not deter Singapore from achieving higher productivity. In fact, older people should be more productive, says Mentor Minister Lee.

Singapore – HR professionals may want to pay more attention to the different ways they can use to boost employees' motivation levels if they want to achieve higher productivity levels.

Singapore - Employers in Singapore are increasingly concerned about how the use of social networking sites would affect their corporate networks but only one third have addressed the perceived threat.

Canada - Around two-thirds of Canadian employees polled have reported suffering from stress, fatigue or insomnia more often over the past year but companies are not active enough in caring for their health.

US – Who says a bad economy could not be an opportunity for business start-ups? Following a loss of job during the recession, a former Wall Street lawyer decides to start a cupcake business that makes “manly cupcakes”.

You will be leading 2 direct reports and reporting to the CHRO. In this role, you are responsible for devising and managing the implementation of competitive compensation and benefits programs in order to achieve the overall objectives in attracting, motivating and retaining employees.

Singapore - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said flexibility in skills, wages and mindsets are a key prerequisite for improving workplace productivity, as well as, meeting changing market conditions.

Singapore - Although Singapore is now the only country in Asia-Pacific (APAC), besides Brunei, without any form of minimum wage laws, it may not be necessary to introducing such a regulation here.

Singapore – While the two-year employee skills upgrading initiative SPUR is coming to an end, more funds will be injected in the Continuing Education and Training (CET) scheme to focus on the development of PMETs (Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians).

UK - While HR and IT professionals see the strategic value HR technology adds to the business, only a third of companies polled are improving their HR information system in the next two years.