Lester Tan
- 亞洲城市在全球生活成本排名中名列前茅：香港領先新加坡、吉隆坡和雅加達
- Philip Morris Malaysia’s Director of People & Culture ensures the company leaves smoke behind, but not its talents
- Chit-chat with the Cs: Charise Le, CHRO, Schneider Electric
- Malaysia's PSD sets up a team to study the implementation of a four-day work week
- Smith+Nephew opens first manufacturing facility in Penang, worth USD100mn
- Asian cities top global cost of living rankings; Hong Kong outpaces Singapore, KL, and Jakarta
- Penang aspires to attract 150,000 knowledge workers over five years: InvestPenang
- Up the ranks: Syfe appoints Saurabh Seth as its Head of Talent Acquisition
- Snapshot: Minor Hotels’ CPO sees building critical skills and competencies as HR’s next big priority
- 快拍：Motorola Solutions人力資源主管認為，人力資源人員需保持靈活彈性以適應全球環境
- Legislation on FWAs should not be imposed on employers in Malaysia, says MEF President
- Effective 1 Sep, employers in Malaysia to allow FWAs according to Employment Act 1955
- IKEA to open fourth outlet in Thailand and recruit 200 employees by 2023
- 一睹摩根大通在新加坡凱源中心的新辦事處
- How to attract and retain talent in the life sciences industry in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong
- Businesses and workers in Singapore to receive more support in wages and jobs from new S$1.5bn package
- Tenaga Nasional is expanding its reskilling programme to gig workers in Malaysia
- Singapore's Public Service Division to pay all civil servants a mid-year AVC of 0.35 month
- 可持續發展的企業差旅：亞太區企業作出更大承諾
- 新加坡、香港和馬來西亞分別在《2022年世界競爭力年報》排名第3、第5和第32
- Southeast Asians want to achieve early retirement, with 12% in Malaysia saying they are "on track"
- What is success, and what does it mean to you?
- Update to visas, passes, and permits application in Terengganu, Malaysia: Effective 20 June 2022
- 人事晉升：Alissa Sargeant出任Meltwater亞太區人才招聘主管
- Singapore ranks 3rd in global competitiveness ranking; HK and Malaysia place 5th and 32nd respectively
- 亞太區在世界經濟論壇旅行及觀光競爭力指數中表現良好；新加坡、香港和馬來西亞分別排名第9、第19和第38位
- Ericsson's new distribution centre to be established in KLIA, Malaysia
- Singapore employers report strongest hiring intentions between July to September 2022
- Companies in Singapore with poor workplace safety and health performance will face harsher penalties, effective 14 June
- Foreign workers in Malaysia will be managed by a sectoral-based identity card system
- Sustainable corporate travel: A stronger commitment for organisations in APAC
- Thailand's tourism fee of 300 Baht will not be implemented until end of 2022
- Take a video tour into J.P. Morgan's new Singapore office at CapitaSpring
- Up the ranks: Alissa Sargeant is Meltwater's Head of Talent Acquisition for Asia Pacific
- 香港再膺全球外派僱員生活費最貴城市
- Singapore is the 13th most expensive city globally, ahead of cities in Malaysia, Thailand, and Laos
- Standard Chartered Singapore has about 83% of its workforce on flexible work arrangements
- 亞洲領袖可運用以下四種方法應對勞動力短缺、吸引並留住人才
- Snapshot: A multi-generational workforce is key to drive change both within organisations and across industries, says HP Inc Sowjanya Reddy
- Employers in Malaysia must bear all costs of employing foreign workers: Minister of Human Resources
- AirAsia Ride plans to increase drivers' headcount to cope with fare surges
- Complementary health screening for specific PERKESO contributors in Malaysia, effective 1 June 2022
- FAQs on compensating contract workers in Indonesia: Ministry of Manpower
- APAC fares well in WEF's travel & tourism index; Singapore & Malaysia rank 9th and 38th respectively
- Deliveroo rolls out access to new benefits & rewards for riders in Singapore from 1 June 2022
- Of the 159,148 job vacancies advertised online in Malaysia, approximately 20% were in wholesale & retail trade
- Up the ranks: Daniel Chia appointed DKSH Singapore's Country Director of Human Resources
- Support, framework, training, job opportunities: Recommendations to strengthen mental wellbeing workplace measures in Singapore
- Singapore's Land Transport Authority to upskill and certify professionals in EV maintenance and servicing
- 紐西蘭移民局宣布2022年7月底前重開邊境並改革移民政策
- Deadline for extension of 'temporary conditional approval' for employing foreign workers in Malaysia: 31 May
- 畢馬威新加坡宣布為大多數員工加薪
- Malaysia's Public Service Department aims to fill 40,729 positions across ministries, departments, and agencies
- Schneider Electric shows that the HR function can lead organisations' reach for sustainability goals
- Fear of job loss to disability is real in Singapore: Here's data and resources to provide support
- 入境馬來西亞：如何填寫出發前表格，以及抵達時手續
- Close to half of office workers surveyed in Singapore consider quitting their jobs in the next 6 months
- Thailand's employment situation has improved, but unemployment statistics are concerning: NESDC
- Processing COVID-19 benefit claims as 'occupational disease' is in accordance with Malaysia's Employment Act, SOCSO explains
- 每年5次對話，每次5分鐘：沙基工業如何確保員工與領袖保持同步
- Snapshot: HR needs to be nimble and flexible to move with the global environment, Motorola Solutions' Head of HR believes
- KPMG Singapore announces salary increments for a majority of employees
- Schneider Electric opens new service ops centre in Malaysia; looks to increase headcount by 60% by 2025
- Changi Airport looks to fill 6,600 PMET and non-PMET roles, as Singapore’s aviation sector takes off
- Singapore-African Union travel to resume from 23 May with mutual recognition of COVID-19 certificate
- ASEAN member countries aim to implement a universal COVID-19 certificate for smoother border travel
- 亞太區僱主可通過以下五方面更好地了解僱員
- 吉隆坡在亞洲最佳數碼游牧城市排名領先新加坡、雅加達和香港
- Nine recommendations for managing manpower in Singapore's services sector
- Travellers entering Indonesia from 60 countries and territories subject to a Special Tourist Arrival visa
- New Zealand Immigration announces border reopening by end-July 2022, and an Immigration Rebalance plan
- Equal representation, ReLaunch Programme, and more: P&G's commitment to equality & inclusion across APMEA region
- Entering Malaysia: How to fill up the pre-departure form, and what to do on-arrival
- How Singapore's initiatives to address manpower shortages are playing out
- FWAs not only strengthen business resilience, but also improve talent retention & attraction: SG Minister of State
- Leaders in Asia can utilise these four methods to counteract labour shortage, and attract & retain talents
- Malaysia residents from 4 states can enter Thailand via the border pass from 5 May 2022
- Kuala Lumpur ranks ahead of Singapore, Jakarta & Hong Kong among best Asian cities for digital nomads
- Indonesia employers risk punishment if employees who work during national holidays are not paid overtime wages
- Employers in APAC can understand their workforce better through these five ways
- Malaysia's new minimum wage to take effect from 1 May 2022: What employers should note
- Singapore's tripartite partners will continue to work with employers to tackle manpower challenges
- Maybank uses Workplace Enablers programme to upskill, promote, reward non-clerical employees
- Malaysia's updated protocols for positive COVID-19 cases: May 2022
- Malaysia residents regardless of their vaccination status can enter premises without using MySejahtera
- 5 conversations, 5 minutes each, 5 times a year: How SABIC is ensuring employees and leaders are constantly aligned
- Singaporean employees want flexible work and WFH arrangements as the norm for today’s workplace
- 90% of employees polled in Singapore's SMEs want more medical and employee benefits
- Let employees decide when to use annual leaves for Eid Al-Fitr, says Indonesia's MOM
- 全球僱主將難以決定員工到底在辦公室工作還是在家工作
- Singapore's endemic community measures, effective 26 April: Group & capacity limits, booster shots, and more
- Individuals in Malaysia can do hospital visitations from 23 April onwards
- CapitaLand Investment to support upskilling practices in Singapore's retail sector over two years
- 人員流動：2022年趨勢孰好孰壞？
- Employees in Singapore are open to new job opportunities, in search of better pay and career progression
- Sectors in Singapore that are hiring, and the skills they are looking for
- Singaporeans are experiencing moderate to high levels of stress
- Selected EPF members to receive RM10,000 from 18 April 2022
- Over 60,000 foodpanda delivery partners to be protected under PERKESO's Self-Employment Social Security Scheme
- Employers across the globe will face difficulty deciding on work-from-office or work-from-home for their workforce
- 如何進一步提升亞洲僱主提供的醫療保障
- SMEs in Malaysia are showing positive signs of recovery in terms of salaries and employment
- Employee mobility: Boon or bane in 2022?
- Employer-provided healthcare in Asia can be further improved, and here's how
- 組織設計人力資源指南
- Malaysians want more work-life balance as they re-evaluate life goals and career priorities
- Unemployment rates in Singapore continued to improve in the month of February 2022
- How to book a second vaccination appointment for children via Malaysia's MySejahtera app
- Industry Insider: It is worth finding a person with the right attitude and who is trainable, despite lack of experience, affirms fintech CEO
- Minister Tan See Leng addresses queries on EP and work pass holders, as well as unvaccinated employees in Singapore
- 9 practices employers in Singapore can adopt to better support lower-wage workers: Tripartite Standard
- The HR guide to organisation design
- 僱主必須完善人才招聘策略以實現2022年招聘目標
- Malaysia's endemic guidelines, effective 1 April 2022: For the general public
- Those in Malaysia without a booster can proceed with social and work activities, as long as primary regime is done
- CGS-CIMB Securities’ three-pronged approach to CSR, and how it links back to HR
- TalentCorp establishes its presence in Penang as Northern HQ
- Foreign worker levy and COVID-19 Act Part 10A extended until June 2022 for companies in Singapore's CMP sectors
- Amazon Singapore launches new employee mental health support: Counselling sessions, work-life assistance, and more
- FAQs about Malaysia-Singapore land borders’ vaccinated travel effective 1 April 2022
- Looking to boost sales training and performance? Count on these 6 companies
- Let's commit to delighting others
- 71%新加坡僱主有意在2022年向員工加薪3%或以上
- Employers have to refine their talent acquisition strategies to reach their hiring goals in 2022
- Top management training providers in Singapore and Malaysia 2021
- Over 99,000 eligible employers in Singapore to benefit from Wage Credit Scheme payouts by 31 March
- Parents in Malaysia can expect more paid leave to care for their newborn
- 71% of Singapore employers bullish on salary increments of 3% or more in 2022
- Malaysia residents can schedule booster appointments via MySejahtera from 21 March
- 新加坡金融服務業在RPA應用方面排名最後，落後於馬來西亞和香港
- McDonald's Malaysia to offer more than 50,000 career opportunities for locals by 2026
- Singapore employers encouraged to develop a family-friendly culture as a 'sustainable' approach to parental caregiving needs
- Singapore's financial services sector is ranked last in RPA adoption, behind Malaysia and Hong Kong
- Pre-departure programme and specified travel lanes for work permit holders in Singapore's CMP sectors from 13 March
- Capacity limit at the workplace abolished from 1 April 2022 as Malaysia gears up for endemic phase
- 2022國際婦女節：人力資源和商業領袖如何為打破職場偏見盡一分力
- Singapore aims to improve the wellbeing of lower-wage workers through PWM, Tripartite Standards, and PW Mark
- IWD 2022: How HR and business leaders are doing their part to #BreaktheBias at the workplace
- 2022國際婦女節：感謝同事、朋友和摯愛的5條訊息
- 亞太區僱主必須改革員工體驗以提高員工留職意願、幸福感和對管理層的信任
- Singapore extends VTLs to more areas in Malaysia, Indonesia, and India; to begin VTLs with Vietnam and Greece from 16 March
- Nine in 10 Malaysian employees surveyed want upskilling opportunities from their employers
- Four areas to look at to improve workplace fairness, employment, and employability for PMEs in Singapore
- 聯繫、薪金和報酬成為全球人力資源領袖吸引和留住人才的關鍵
- IWD 2022: 5 messages to appreciate your colleagues, friends, and loved ones
- Malaysia's MYFutureJobs portal recorded 11,846 job opportunities with a salary of RM5,000 and above
- 人事晉升：Lisa Askwith出任Love, Bonito首席人力資源總監
- Firms in Singapore that offer mid–management recruitment capabilities to HR professionals
- Up the ranks: Lisa Askwith takes on the role of Chief People Officer at Love, Bonito
- Procedures and requirements for entry into Thailand's sandbox destinations, effective 1 March 2022
- No continuous COVID-19 testing for travellers entering Malaysia via VTL, LTB, and OSC from 3 March
- How SIAEC is charting out the upskilling & reskilling flight path for a future-proof workforce
- Employers in APAC must revamp EX approaches to improve employees' intent to stay, wellbeing, and trust in leadership
- Malaysia's updated isolation period for COVID-19 close contacts, effective 1 March 2022
- 攜程3月1日起為中國內地員工提供混合工作制
- Global HR leaders rely on connection, compensation, and remuneration to attract and retain talent
- How to upload your positive COVID-19 test result on MySejahtera app
- Hilleman Laboratories to hire up to 50 scientists, engineers, and managers in Singapore, as it opens manufacturing facility
- Semarak Niaga Keluarga Malaysia Programme set to benefit Malaysia's SMEs and micro-SMEs
- Southeast Asians are most concerned about the pandemic, the economy, and the climate in 2022
- Trip.com Group kickstarts hybrid work model for employees in Mainland China from 1 March
- RRT regime, workplace SMMs, and long-term pass holders: Feb 2022 checklist for Singapore employers
- 154 workplace sexual harassment cases closed in Singapore last year; 70 warnings, two convictions issued
- Employers in Singapore who provide attendance-related incentives at work go against fair employment practices
- 2022年職場將如何變化：員工期望更高、更多培訓和指導計劃等
- Employers in Melaka warned against asking COVID-19 positive employees to continue coming to work
- Thailand likely to implement travel bubbles with Malaysia and India
- Top executive search firms in Malaysia and Singapore 2021
- JaminKerja a commitment to improving Malaysia's job market: Minister Zafrul
- 快拍: Club Med亞太區人力資源副總裁在人才短缺行業留住人才的秘訣
- Employer advisory: How to host work-related events in Singapore, effective 3 Jan 2022
- Best employee insurance providers in Singapore, 2021
- 人力資源職位變動 — BMS首席多元共融總監、ActiveCampaign首席人力資源總監、以及CWT人力資源副總裁等
- 12 skills and competencies required for a career in sustainable finance in Singapore
- Travellers entering Thailand must apply for travel passes more than 24 hours before departure date
- 新加坡、馬來西亞、香港最佳招聘外包合作夥伴
- Singapore's numbers for continuous learning and personal growth soar to 660,000 individuals in 2021
- Best recruitment process outsourcing partners in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong
- Thailand opens up vaccination for children with special needs from 7 Feb 2022
- How the workplace will change in 2022: Higher employee expectations, more training & mentorship programmes, and others
- Employees in Singapore not required to be certified COVID-19 negative by GPs to return to workplace
- Malaysia establishes a government-industry body, and 12 collaboration hubs to boost TVET
- ON PURPOSE introduces inclusive employee benefits for new parents, primary and secondary caregivers as well as pet parents
- HR job moves: Meet BMS' Chief D&I Officer, ActiveCampaign's CPO, CWT's VP for HR, and more
- How to book a vaccination appointment for children via Malaysia's MySejahtera app
- Snapshot: Club Med's VP HR APAC's secrets to retaining people in an industry with talent shortage
- 武田藥品的「Project Explore」如何採取以科學驅動的全面方法聯繫亞太區員工
- Private-sector employees in KL, Putrajaya, and Labuan to have additional paid leave on 3 Feb for Lunar New Year
- Twitter將於2023年前增聘一倍新加坡技術人員至過百人
- Thailand extends state of emergency for two months from 1 Feb to 31 Mar 2022
- Employers in Malaysia can apply for foreign workers' visa extension from 15 Feb to 30 Sep 2022
- Twitter will double its technical hires to over 100 employees in Singapore by 2023
- A guide to applying for Malaysia's spousal, long-term social visit, and professional tour passes
- 3 things to note if you want to travel under the Singapore-Indonesia travel bubble
- No travel bans or MCOs anticipated during Hari Raya Aidilfitri in 2022: PM Ismail
- 82nd LAKSANA report: Updates on SPS Lindung, wage subsidy programme (PSU), and more
- 亞太區僱主預算於2022年為所有職級員工加薪5.08%
- Employers in APAC budgeting for 5.08% salary increase for employees across all ranks in 2022
- Wise不論性別，為新加坡、馬來西亞和香港所有員工提供18個星期育兒假
- How Takeda's Project Explore takes a holistic and science-driven approach to engage employees across APAC
- Imperative for businesses in Singapore to embrace an age-diverse workforce: Minister Tan See Leng
- Wise rolls out 18 weeks' parental leave for all employees, including in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, regardless of gender
- Thailand residents urged to get booster shots, ATKs available for 35 baht at GPO branches, and more
- Singapore's agri-tech sector to get a talent boost through new career conversion programme
- About 66% of older Singaporeans have saved sufficient CPF to receive S$800 in monthly payouts for life
- Over 90% of resident employees in Singapore are re-employed at age 62: Minister Tan See Leng
- Singapore salary insights 2022 for 5 sectors: ICT, banking & finance, manufacturing, and more
- Reducing childcare leave helps balance employers' manpower and operational needs, ensure parents' employability: Minister Indranee
- Thailand's COVID-19 protocols: What to do if you test positive or are a close contact of a case (Jan 2022)
- FAQs about COVID-19 booster shots in Malaysia
- Malaysia's labour force Nov 2021: Unemployed persons below 700,000 for the first time
- What to do if an employee tests COVID-19 positive: Singapore workplace advisory effective Jan 2022
- Micron Technology Malaysia invests RM1mn in universities to support research in boosting the E&E industry
- Home quarantine approval for travellers entering Malaysia only valid for one month
- FAQs about Malaysia's MySejahtera app's Trace function
- HSBC Malaysia is empowering employees to work from home or from office via its hybrid work model for 2022
- Malaysia Dec 2021 updates: Protocols for UK travellers, Omicron-risk countries, SOPs for New Year celebrations, and more
- Employers in Malaysia can re-employ foreign workers with PLKS on a year-by-year basis, starting 20 Dec 2021
- SmileDirectClub gives its consumers the chance to smile; its employees the power to smile
- Singapore to step up vaccinations and boosters, and give GPs a more proactive role in Omicron fight
- Singapore-Malaysia VTL (land) opens to citizens of both nations from 20 Dec
- HR job moves: Here are the new HR leaders at Ahold Delhaize, Skillsoft, Criteo, and Cyber Defense Labs
- 妥善管理無桌（前線）員工的七大框架
- 4 things to note if you want to travel under Malaysia's Langkawi Travel Bubble (LTB)
- More than 92% of workers in Singapore are experiencing burnout, with 30% looking at career switch as resolution
- Flexible workspaces, diverse & inclusive environment, upskill & reskill: How a "traditional" FM organisation reinvents itself
- A seven-part framework to best manage your deskless (frontline) employees
- Malaysia tightens travel restrictions for VTLs, Langkawi International Travel Bubble, and more from 8 Dec
- Malaysia's employee healthcare benefit costs projected to increase by 16.2% in 2022
- Employers in KL, Putrajaya, and Labuan encouraged to provide paid leave for 3 Dec public holiday
- Singapore's resident employment rate as well as median income improved between June '20 and June '21
- Public holiday for Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan on 3 December 2021
- Malaysia halts travellers' entry from 8 out of 18 Omicron-affected nations; pauses plans towards endemic phase
- Minister Hamzah urges employers in Malaysia to employ more foreign workers registered under RTK
- From 2 Dec, travellers entering Singapore will undergo more stringent testing protocols due to Omicron risks
- Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower on how to include workers in its Job Loss Guarantee programme
- Club Med ESAP's CEO is ever-ready to recruit, retain, and support talents, all while saving the environment
- 工作未來會是怎樣：大辭職潮、混合工作模式、以及更多值得留意的趨勢
- Singapore's upcoming VTLs with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE will be deferred until further notice
- Individuals aged 18 and above are now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots in Malaysia
- HR roles in Singapore to get boost from HR tech transformation programme and job redesign toolkit
- Malaysia's labour market situation improved in Q3 2021, but yet to return to pre-pandemic level
- What the future of work looks like: The great resignation, hybrid work, and more trends to watch
- What you can do in Singapore from 22 Nov 2021: Dine-in in groups of five, visit patients in hospitals, and more
- How to travel from India to Singapore through the Vaccinated Travel Lane
- 人力資源專業人員如何推動領導發展：文化、業務、科技和流程
- Singapore ranks 9th for best cities in facilitating remote work, closely behind ANZ and European cities
- How to report your COVID-19 self-test results through the MySejahtera app
- Gender equality has improved to 71.4% in Malaysia; but still behind Singapore, NZ, and Philippines
- 東南亞國家預計在2022年錄得最高實際薪酬增長，越南剛超越中國內地和印度
- SEA nations may see the highest real salary increases in 2022, with Vietnam just outpacing China and India
- How HR professionals can drive leadership development: Culture, business, technology, and process
- Up the ranks: Annie Lim appointed VP HR for Hummingbird Bioscience
- Industry Insider: There’s a talent war brewing in Thailand’s insurance sector; and Krungthai-AXA Life Insurance is leading from the front
- 快拍: 為何人力資源人員應以保障員工安全和健康為首要職責
- Snapshot: Why employee safety and wellbeing should be HR's top responsibility
- 人事晉升：Joanne Chin獲任命為Airwallex高級副總裁兼全球人力資源及人才主管
- Ninja Van launches 80,000 sqft automated hub in Singapore
- Up the ranks: Joanne Chin appointed Airwallex's SVP Global Head of People and Talent
- Unilever's new Singapore campus shows global commitment to hybrid working and leadership development
- Emirates to recruit over 6,000 staff over the next six months to support operational requirements
- Singapore expands VTL to Australia and Switzerland, effective 26 Oct
- Employer-sponsored medical benefit costs in Asia Pacific slated to increase by 8.2% in 2022
- Employees in Malaysia will receive a one-off RM500 from BKP exercise, starting 26 Oct
- 報告：新加坡、香港和馬來西亞擁有亞洲最佳退休制度
- How Singapore continues to manage COVID: Home recovery, concessions for the medically-ineligible, and more
- Singapore's latest border measures for travellers from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and more, effective 26 Oct
- MOM will consider NTUC & SNEF's recommendations to help PMEs in Singapore
- 9 recommendations to help PMEs in Singapore with employment and employability: NTUC & SNEF
- Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia have the best retirement systems in Asia: Report
- Industry Insider: Why P&G Indonesia believes that over-communication might not be a bad thing for employees
- Employers in Indonesia should utilise P2K3 to manage COVID-19 transmission in the workplace
- Malaysia reduces quarantine period for incoming travellers to 7 days for the fully-vaccinated
- Medtronic launches Open Innovation Platform to enhance healthcare technology in APAC
- Grab and Mastercard partner to upskill workers on digital entrepreneurship and cybersecurity
- Up the ranks: Philip Morris Malaysia appoints Swati Chawla as Director of People and Culture
- 亞太區僱主對改革員工福利計劃意欲日增
- 6 things to know about travelling through Singapore's Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs)
- Up the ranks: Jindal Stainless appoints Suresh Bose as CHRO
- Malaysian employers in distribution sector no longer need CIMS letter to operate
- Singapore opens VTL to unvaccinated children aged 12 and below
- 新加坡最新旅遊指引：英國和美國轉為第二類地區、與韓國建立VTL等
- Deliveroo Singapore to sponsor up to 50% of the cost for riders to upgrade their bicycles
- 由於自然流失、人才短缺等原因，亞太區僱主難以建立員工團隊
- Singapore's latest travel protocols: UK & US move to Cat II, VTL with South Korea, and more
- 世界精神衛生日特輯：人力資源領袖如何優先照顧和提升精神健康
- World Mental Health Day special: How HR leaders prioritise and nurture mental health
- Employers in APAC increasingly want to revamp their employee benefit programmes
- 將首席人力資源總監提升成為人力資源探路者：2021年及往後的4大最佳實踐
- Johor progresses to Phase Three of Malaysia’s NRP; Pahang to Phase Four
- 內政部長韓沙再努丁：一旦國家完全過渡至風土病階段，馬來西亞將開放國際旅客入境
- Employers in APAC struggling to build their workforce due to attrition, talent shortage, and more
- Elevating CHROs to HR pathfinders: 4 best practices for 2021 and beyond
- Malaysia's Budget 2022 to focus on tourism, retail, and SMEs: Minister Zafrul
- Sectors in Malaysia where hiring of foreign workers is allowed: manufacturing, hotels, construction, and more
- Malaysia will open up to international travellers once it fully moves into endemic phase: Minister Hamzah
- Malaysia allows private functions and workshops for fully-vaccinated guests in Phase 2 and 3 states
- 泰國計劃從2021年10月至2022年1月分四階段重新開放旅遊
- Terengganu may enter Phase Four of NRP, Sabah could allow travel within zones in Oct 2021
- Up the ranks: EPF appoints Iwan Azlan Mokhtar as Chief Human Resources Officer
- 下班後溝通政策的人力資源指南
- 10 businesses that can operate in Thailand's dark-red zones
- Thailand plans to reopen for travel in four phases from October 2021 to January 2022
- HR guide to an after-hours communication policy
- Malaysia's MOSTI targets 4,700 jobs for locals in 2022
- Total of RM11.19mn paid in compensation to Malaysia employees infected with COVID-19 at the workplace
- 調查：東南亞打工仔對薪金和同事關係不滿
- Workers in Southeast Asia are unhappy about salary and relationship with colleagues: Survey
- Malaysia targets 500,000 jobs opportunities by year-end with MOF and MOHR's help: PM Ismail
- Organisations in Singapore recognise the importance of having a clean and green office
- Offices in Malaysia can now operate at 100% capacity only if all employees are fully-vaccinated: PM
- Employers must be more accommodating to unvaccinated pregnant employees on alternative work arrangements: MOM
- YouTrip opens up 50 new roles for its innovation lab in Singapore, aims to double headcount by 2022
- Genting, Melaka and Tioman may join Langkawi travel bubble from 1 October 2021
- Industry Insider: GSK's HR Country Head on the importance of employee experience, and leveraging Gen Z talent
- 2022 Malaysia public holidays: 4 days of break to look forward to in May
- Singapore to convene an advisory committee to better protect gig workers
- Malaysia updates: Dining-in, recreational activities, gyms, Langkawi travel bubble, and more
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