Discovering and attracting excellent talents is never simple. Employers are finding it harder and harder to source the right talent for their company. In areas where unemployment rates are higher, job postings can receive thousands of applicants, but only few are relevant to the required skills. To make it worse, the workforce does not have […]
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Date: February 14, 2021 at 09:52
Author: hrinasia – Renny

Teleworking has become the norm for some time now, with employers are encouraged to let their workers stay at home and work remotely whenever possible. However, a new survey has found that most employers were not considering adjusting their employee’s compensation based on location. Nearly 1 in 4 (23 percent) of employers said they may […]
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Date: February 14, 2021 at 09:52
Author: hrinasia – HR ASIA

2020 was dubbed as ‘the worst year on record’ RiskBased Security, given a staggering 36 billion records were exposed throughout the year. Names (45.1 percent), along with access credentials in the form of email addresses (36 percent) and passwords (29.4 percent), continue to be the most exposed data types. Internal, non-personal identifiable information categorised as […]
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Date: February 14, 2021 at 09:52
Author: hrinasia – Renny

Who would you blame for a project failing to be completed on time? Your team? Yourself? Or your willpower – lack of motivation and self-control?  Many individuals believe that having great willpower can improve their lives. With more self-control, we can finish more tasks, save for retirement, commit on investment, stop procrastinating, and achieve all […]
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Date: February 9, 2021 at 12:03
Author: hrinasia – Renny

As a tiny city-state located just hours away from some of the world’s most desirable holiday destinations, the spirit of wanderlust has long been a cornerstone of the Singaporean identity. But ever since COVID-19 brought international travel to a near standstill, vacations to idyllic destinations have been the subject of intense nostalgia among Singaporeans. It […]
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Date: February 9, 2021 at 12:03
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

The changing landscape of work due to the pandemic has been dramatically changing employee’s expectations as well. New research commissioned by Qualtrics has revealed significant shifts to the drivers of employee engagement in Singapore in 2021. In its report entitled 2021 Singapore Employee Experience Trends Report Qualtrics found that one out of five employee engagement […]
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Date: February 8, 2021 at 12:04
Author: hrinasia – HR ASIA

It’s every manager’s worst nightmare to discover that their team member has taken to a very public social media platform like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Snapchat to make negative comments about them or their company. No wonder, many businesses invest quite a bit of time monitoring employee social media profiles, keeping a weather eye on […]
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Date: February 8, 2021 at 09:03
Author: hrinasia – Divya

Talent engagement is by far one of the most challenging puzzles to solve for HR teams. Retaining valuable talents is critical because it could be one of the best ways to maintain a company’s intellectual capital. Based on some surveys compiled by Smarp, more than 60 percent of 600 US businesses said retaining employees is […]
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Date: February 5, 2021 at 12:03
Author: hrinasia – Renny

The government is doing its best to provide employment for all Singapore residents, including those with disabilities. In a news release last Friday (Jan 29), the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and SG Enable are announcing their commitment to creating 1,200 job opportunities for people with disabilities (PWDs) this year. The initiative will […]
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Date: February 5, 2021 at 06:04
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

Question: Johnpaul, according to the Ministry of Manpower, only 1 in 4 of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Singapore are employed – meaning that a large proportion of this population lives without a stable livelihood. In your opinion, besides the stigma around disability, what makes employers reluctant in bringing PWDs to their workforce? Answer: Often […]
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Date: February 4, 2021 at 12:01
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita