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- 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
- SIT graduates earn an average monthly salary of S$3,675, median is S$3,500
- Fun Friday: YouTube, Whatsapp, Facebook are the most popular social media platforms in Singapore
- 關於泰國最新疫苗接種、跨省和國際旅遊等措施的6個常見問題
- Agritech gets a boost in Singapore with launch of new training hub at Benoi
- Latest COVID-19 restrictions in Thailand's colour-coded provinces, in place till 30 Sep 2021
- Heightened alert measures had some impact on Singapore's labour market in Q2 2021
- 6 FAQs about Thailand's latest measures on vaccination, inter-provincial & international travel, and more
- Singapore employers should appraise employees fairly, not through consumption of sick leave
- 員工比想像中更重視職場上的誠實
- TAFEP received an average of 379 workplace discrimination complaints, of which 41 resulted in enforcement action
- Malaysia's existing 181 SOPs for NRP will be reduced to 10 in three weeks' time: Defence Minister
- Malaysia's Immigration Department addresses "MyTravelPass causing delay" claims
- Your employees appreciate workplace honesty more than you think
- MOH urges Singapore employers not on mandatory testing regime to nonetheless carry out regular testing
- Enforcement of fully-vaccinated SOPs delayed in Sabah; Pangkor Island prepares for travel bubble on 1 Nov
- KWSP and Grab push Malaysia gig workers to save more through i-Saaran
- The most common vaccination incentives Singapore employers are offering
- Klang Valley, KL and Putrajaya move to Phase Two of Malaysia's NRP as Labuan prepares for travel bubble
- Up the ranks: Arindam Mukherjee appointed SVI's VP & Group Head of HR
- Ferns N Petals grants monthly leave for women and transgender employees to support menstrual health
- 人力資源領袖對數碼化持開放態度，但礙於公司和自身限制應用緩慢
- HR leaders open towards digitalisation, but adoption is sluggish due to company and own limitations
- Employers in Singapore must declare all retrenchments from 1 November 2021
- ZALORA如何支援員工福祉：暫停使用Zoom半天、2天精神健康日等等
- Malaysia employers to get COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kits from SOCSO
- 10 FAQs about Malaysia's MySejahtera app
- Applications for Malaysia's Gig Career Programme extended until 31 December 2021
- 最佳工作旅遊地點：泰國、印度、印尼、越南和馬來西亞城市躋身前20名
- 66th LAKSANA report: Progress on wage subsidy programme (PSU), i-Citra withdrawals, and more
- How ZALORA supports its employees' wellbeing: Zoom-free half-days, 2 mental health days, and more
- The best places for a workation: Cities in Thailand, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia in the top 20
- Singapore salary guide 2021: HR, administration & business support, sales & marketing, and more
- Tourism sector in Terengganu will resume operations from 1 September
- 234,000 lower-wage workers in Singapore to benefit from 18 recommendations on wages, jobs, and wellbeing
- 3 takeaways from Singapore PM Lee’s National Day Rally 2021
- YouTube、百事可樂、渣打銀行等15位女性領袖的領導心得
- The challenges mature PMEs are facing in Singapore and what's being done about it
- More than 3,100 workers in Singapore's tourism and lifestyle services sectors have taken part in Career Conversion Programmes
- 15 leadership lessons by women leaders from YouTube, Pepsi Co., Standard Chartered, and more
- 調查：香港、新加坡、馬來西亞、泰國外派僱員薪酬組合成本下跌
- Expatriate pay packages are decreasing in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand: Survey
- Singapore implements compulsory vaccination or regular testing regime for employees in selected sectors from 1 October 2021
- Malaysia ranks 46th in global skills report, as it has to address pertinent skills gap
- Fully-vaccinated persons in Malaysia get more leeway in social and economic activities across all phases of NRP, from 20 Aug
- 成為進步僱主的五種方法
- 華為數碼投資如何為泰國4.0作出貢獻
- Banks and financial institutions in Thailand’s malls or shopping centres can only operate until 8pm: CCSA
- How Huawei’s digital investments are contributing to Thailand 4.0
- 5 ways you can become a progressive employer
- MDEC enhances Digital Skills Training Directory with more courses to equip Malaysians with in-demand skills
- 94,329 insured workers have yet to receive compensation from Thai government due to PromptPay issues
- Employers must declare the rate of vaccinated employees and obtain an approval letter to operate in NRP: MITI
- Malaysia to ease movement control and business operations in NRP, effective 16 August
- 65th LAKSANA report: Progress on wage subsidy programme (PSU), Prihatin special grant (GKP 3.0), and more
- Malaysia strengthens its DIF5 plan with establishment of Schott AG’s IT competence centre in KL
- Deliveroo Singapore aims to upskill 1,000 riders through partnerships with Adept Academy and OpenClassrooms
- SOPs for fully-vaccinated individuals in Malaysia: Phases 1, 2 and 3 of NRP [Aug 2021]
- Workplace learning pathways launched for Singapore employees in ICT and land transport sectors
- Singapore’s latest measures (10 Aug): Allowances for the vaccinated, eased border entry approvals, and more
- 太空導遊、轉基因農民和實驗室3D打印肉科學家是未來職業
- From 7 Aug, Singapore opens up borders to travellers from Taiwan if PCR test is negative
- Fun Friday: Space tour guide, pharmer, and 3D lab meat scientist are the jobs of tomorrow
- Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower reaffirms action against those who accept kickbacks as a guarantee of employment
- With SGUnited Jobs & Skills package, 15,000 workers have secured roles to support COVID-19 operations
- 14 companies join Dell Tech Malaysia’s MentorConnect programme to groom 170 mentees into future leaders
- Thai employers & employees under Section 33 to receive financial support by 9 August
- 16 more provinces to enter ‘dark red’ zone as number of COVID-19 cases surge in Thailand: CCSA
- EMCO enforced in 5 more localities in Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak till 17 August
- Perlis, Sarawak and Labuan to enter Phase Three of NRP; restrictions may be eased for fully-vaccinated: PM Muhyiddin
- One-off cash assistance of RM5,000 to one heir of those who pass away from COVID-19
- 39 Malaysian localities across Sabah, Kelantan, and Pahang placed under EMCO until 12 August 2021
- Economic frontliners in Malaysia can now get vaccinated under ImmuPlan
- Despite pandemic, expats are generally confident to continue their way of life in Singapore, UAE, and more
- First portion of i-Citra withdrawals to be credited into EPF members’ accounts from 3 August 2021
- 僱員與僱主關係在疫後的4個發展方向
- Singapore is growing as an innovative business hub with the entry of Bosch, Boston Dynamics, and Delta Electronics
- Number of HR practitioners in Singapore has grown by 73% since 2010; 90% are locals: PQ response
- As the number of Malaysian graduates increased in 2020, so did their unemployment rate: DOSM
- Vocational training, g2g skills transfer, and more: How Google Singapore is helping build in-demand skills
- 4 potential worker-employer relationships in the post-pandemic era
- New committee to protect Singaporean workers from workplace discrimination on the cards
- Industry Insider: Gulf Energy Development's CHRO on embracing the era of disruption as an opportunity for growth
- Johnson Controls and NP to support SSG’s new training programmes for Singapore’s mid-career job seekers
- Employers affected by Singapore's Phase Two (HA) to get fresh support package, including JSS, 22 July onwards: MOF
- SOCSO expands SPS Lindung to protect the self-employed under Grab Malaysia and foodpanda
- Malaysia may consider allowing interstate travel if travellers are fully vaccinated: DPM Ismail Sabri
- Workers will receive wage subsidy assistance from the government this year: Indonesia’s MOM
- As Thailand further tightens COVID-19 restrictions, a budget of 13,500mn Baht approved to help workers
- 66 Singapore employers failed to comply with safety management measures at workplaces: MOM
- MDEC aims to boost Malaysia’s digital economy with DIF5 by generating RM50bn worth of investments, and more
- HR job moves: Meet the senior-level appointments at SEEK Asia, Globalization Partners, and more
- What’s changed and what hasn’t as Singapore reverts to stricter Phase Three (HA) measures from 19 July
- Malaysian employees below the age of 55 can withdraw funds from EPF through i-Citra
- FAQs for Malaysian employers to hire existing foreign workers under Programme Rekalibrasi Tenaga Kerja (RTK)
- Malaysia’s average monthly salaries in 2020 decreased 9% yoy: RM3,224 in 2019 to RM2,933 in 2020
- MEDAC to execute four economic intervention initiatives worth RM20mn to support micro-SMEs and SMEs
- Sarawak enters Phase Two of Malaysia’s recovery plan on 14 July; dining-in still not allowed
- All pass holders and visitors from Myanmar barred from entering Singapore effective 15 July
- Micro-SMEs in Malaysia to receive additional RM500 from GKP 3.0 in July 2021
- Malaysia employers can apply for recruitment incentives under Career Generator Programme 3.0 from 15 July 2021
- Thailand’s MOL maintains that SSO financially supports all employees, including those in red control areas
- HRO catches up with... 3 HR professionals on future-proofing careers through post graduate qualifications
- Starting 12 July, Thailand restricts business operations and air travel timings under announcement no.36
- Malaysia’s labour force situation improved in May 2021 with a lower unemployment rate: DOSM
- Reduced entry approvals for Singapore PRs and non-citizens entering Singapore from Indonesia, effective 12 July
- Recent reporting on AstraZeneca vaccines for entry into EU “inaccurate”: EU Delegation to Malaysia confirms
- How Singapore’s entry approval process is being calibrated based on risk levels to manage imported cases
- [Updated] Employees in Malaysia’s manufacturing sector are to pass a bi-weekly RTK before entering the workplace
- Workfare and PWM are making a difference to uplift lower-wage workers: Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad
- 三招提升員工體驗：靈活工作模式、重新構想職業和劃分整體獎勵
- Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower urges employers to avoid layoffs, pay proper wages to WFH staff during PPKM
- HR job moves: Ashok Leyland's new Head of HR, Chubb's APAC leadership appointments, and more
- Starting Monday, 12 July: WFH remains default in Singapore, but social gatherings allowed at the workplace with a 5-pax limit
- Malaysians stand to benefit from 180,000 new job placements under the PEMULIH package: SOCSO
- 159 employers in Malaysia compounded for not following Phase One SOPs
- 3 ways to improve employee experience: Flexible working, reimagining careers, and segmenting total rewards
- 3 takeaways from Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong’s parliamentary speech
- 企業可如何提升女性在STEM行業的代表比例和參與度
- 5 Malaysian states move to Phase Two: Operations of government offices to remain hybrid
- 3 things employers need to know about Singapore's latest advisory on workplace vaccination policy
- How companies can do more to boost women representation and participation in STEM industry
- Malaysia enforces EMCO on localities and counties in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor starting 3 July
- HRO catches up with... Syngenta’s Head of HR, Armaan Seth
- Singapore’s MOH updates travel restrictions for travellers from Australia and Guangdong, China
- Malaysia’s MEDAC to help affected micro-SMEs with the RM100mn from PEMULIH package
- Malaysia's PIKAS will be expanded into other states and industries from July 2021: Minister Khairy
- How Malaysia’s RM150bn PEMULIH package will support businesses, job seekers, PIKAS employers, and more
- Malaysia’s MITI provides the latest updates on CIMS 3.0
- Singapore’s MAS and IBF update training support measures for local workforce until July 2022
- UOB’s enhanced employees wellbeing programme sees July as ‘Appreciation Month’ and Fridays as wellbeing days
- Singapore’s MOH updates travel restrictions for travellers from New South Wales and Victoria
- Entering the minds of 24,000 leaders across various industries
- Standard Chartered launches #BeyondLabels campaign in Singapore to address unconscious biases
- Drivers and motivators of Millennials and Zoomers in India
- Singapore-based SHAREit Group to cover vaccine costs for employees and their families in countries where it isn’t free
- Asia cities dominate the top 10 ranking of the most expensive cities for expats
- Singapore’s JSS to disburse S$2.2bn to over 140,000 employers from 30 June
- Minister Khairy clarifies that industries under PIKAS were not forced to bear operation costs
- Gen Y and Gen Z's opinions on work arrangements, businesses, and mental health at the workplace
- Malaysia begins PICK phase three, inviting 18-year-olds and above for vaccination effective 21 June
- Manulife is giving its 37,000 employees a ‘Thank You’ day off on 18 June
- Singapore’s Q1 labour market outlook: There’s improvement, but situation yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels
- Chief of HR to lead Thai Airways International as acting CEO after Chansin Treenuchagron’s resignation
- Thai PM aims to reopen country within 4 months
- There is still work to be done for HR to win those at middle management and below: Study
- Malaysia unveils a four-phase recovery plan to steer the country out of COVID-19
- Effective 14 to 30 June, COVID-19 restrictions in Bangkok are eased for certain venues and activities
- PIKAS should expand beyond manufacturing, into all 17 essential sectors: MEF President
- Employees in Malaysia’s manufacturing sector will be prioritised for vaccination under PIKAS
- HR vendor news: The Economist’s executive education offering, JobKred & SNEF launch TNA programme, and more
- For employers in Singapore: WFH remains default, even as wider restrictions ease effective 14 June 2021
- Vaccination for employees in Malaysia’s critical economic sectors coming up, especially those operating during PKP
- Pandemic leave, one-time bonus, and more: India employers are going all out to protect their employees’ wellbeing
- Alibaba Cloud invests US$1bn to support digital talent pool in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines
- Starting 10 June 2021, Malaysia’s MOF will distribute RM1.5bn across 1mn micro-SMEs through GKP 3.0
- Singapore employers are looking to hire in Q3 2021, but face talent shortages
- Mandated wage increases and enhanced training requirements on the way for Singapore’s cleaners: PWM reviewed
- Over 90% of MSMEs in Malaysia at risk of business closure if MCO continues: MEDAC
- Singapore continues to tighten border measures: Restrictions placed on incoming travellers from Guangdong
- Singapore’s SFIC Institute and WSG unveil latest PCP to upskill talent in advanced manufacturing
- Minister for Manpower: Mindful that Singapore’s unemployment rates remain elevated
- Thai government launches fresh economic stimulus packages to help locals and SMEs tide through COVID-19
- Malaysia's latest June 2021 SOPs for PKP Fasa (Phase One)
- Singapore residents should defer travel to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka until further notice: MOH
- S$85mn of JSS & JGI payouts on hold from employers in Singapore owing to lack of documents to support eligibility
- JSS support for Singapore employers to include businesses required to suspend operations during Heightened Alert
- Travellers from Victoria to pass Covid-19 PCR test, and serve 7-Day SHN before going about their activities in Singapore
- Local citizens and PRs have to pass pre-departure testing requirement before entering or transiting through Singapore
- Organisations in Malaysia embrace work-from-home, but prefer employees to return to office when feasible
- Plasma donor info, procurement of oxygen concentrators and more: How NEC India is supporting employees in the COVID-19 fight
- Minister Tan See Leng highlights importance of taking care of migrant workers’ mental health in Singapore
- Business owners in Singapore must declare on-site manpower details during Phase Two (Heightened Alert)
- Top hybrid work trends in Singapore that every business leader needs to know
- Singapore’s Sunseap Group redesigns career path of solar technologists to attract more locals
- 渣打銀行旨在探討更年期過渡對高級女性領袖的事業影響
- Standard Chartered aims to highlight how menopausal transitions impact senior female leadership careers
- Up the ranks: McCann Worldgroup APAC appoints Gayatheri Silvakumer as Regional CTO
- Starting June 2021, Thailand’s Bang Sue Grand Station to be used for MOH-driven walk-in vaccination programme
- Asia has the world’s riskiest cities facing environmental consequences. Can business leaders mitigate this?
- 港星旅遊氣泡二度押後
- 36% of Thais prefer to work-from-office than to work-from-home: Suan Dusit University poll
- Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble (ATB) is off the cards for the second time
- Singapore employers can tap on MOM’s S$1mn Workcare Grant to improve essential services workers’ wellbeing
- Bring back variable pay, hiring plans and wage increments where possible, NTUC urges Singapore employers
- Singapore’s Phase Two (Heightened Alert): What employers need to know about the default WFH rules effective 16 May 2021
- Why better digital communication is needed to save the economy from wasted manhours
- Tracking the progress of Singaporean PMETs through government career schemes
- A same, but different Hari Raya wish to you: Aidilfitri greetings from HRO
- Malaysia imposes compulsory 14-day quarantine for travellers entering from Singapore under PCA
- Malaysia implements nationwide MCO from 12 May to 7 June 2021 in wake of case surge
- BioNTech to establish its first regional hub for Asia Pacific in Singapore
- What employees fear the most in year 2021