Malaysia’s Social Security Organisation (Socso) has announced that its PenjanaKerjaya hiring incentive scheme from the Penjana economic recovery plan will only be extended for the employment of workers with a valid Socso account. In a statement on Sunday (Jun 14), the agency urged all employers who are planning to hire potential employees to register them […]Continue reading

Majority of workers in Singapore admitted feeling uncomfortable going back to the workplace even at present, recent survey found. Return to Work & Back to Business Study is conducted by Qualtrics that aims to find out how confident Singaporeans are bout returning to the workplace or visiting public establishments right now—and what it would take […]Continue reading

READY FOR TOMORROW Overview This August, we will get into the habit of rewriting the conference rule book. Over the past 8 years, we have reinvented the art of attending a Conference. We ask, why should it be expensive? Now it’s time to change the HR conference scene. HRM Summit 2020 India is a Virtual […]Continue reading

Delaying to invest – or worse, ignoring to invest – in employees including in terms of development, engagement, and management could cost a business a fortune. Gallup State of the Global Workplace report revealed that 85 percent of employees are not engaged or actively disengaged at work due to minimum investment in development and management. […]Continue reading

Since the start of COVID-19 crisis, many companies have been choosing from a menu of options to control labour costs, including layoff, furlough, or temporary work hours or wages, based on the business’ current or future needs. Layoffs are a means of permanently eliminating positions, while furloughs could be a better option if employers lack […]Continue reading