The pandemic is projected to leave lasting economic scars on some regions and dampen potential growth and incomes. Some risks could possibly elevate, including the possibility of renewed outbreaks and delayed rollout of a vaccine, heightened financial stress amplified by debt levels, and persistent policy uncertainty and subdued investment.  Subdued Global Economic Recovery by The […]
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Date: March 31, 2021 at 09:03
Author: hrinasia – Renny

Monk’s Hill Ventures (MHV) and Glints recently launched the “The Southeast Asia Tech Talent Compensation” report. The first-of-its-kind report in Southeast Asia (SEA) covers the latest data trends in building teams and attracting startup tech talent in Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The report finds that as tech giants from the U.S. and China are expanding […]
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Date: March 31, 2021 at 06:00
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

Overview The HR Summit aims to foster innovative thinking, share inspiring ideas, and promote community connections. Our continuing mission is to curate an engaging programme featuring visionary keynote presentations, real-life case studies and interactive forums delivered by compelling speakers and expert moderators. To achieve this vision we choose our collaborators with great precision – we […]
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Date: March 30, 2021 at 09:04
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

Example #1 IKEA  IKEA seeks to equalise wages, benefits, and experience for its part- and full-time workers in Japan. Previously, local regulations required part- and full-time workers to have different compensation and benefits structures, but this presented challenges to IKEA’s operations as the company relies on a large share of part-time workers. In response, IKEA […]
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Date: March 30, 2021 at 09:03
Author: hrinasia – Renny

This article is a guest post.  Although the mainstream social media platforms have been around only recently since the mid-2000s, they have had a massive impact on the recruitment industry. It has completely changed the way prospective candidates are sourced, the way clients are attracted, and the way recruitment agencies are branded. You will find […]
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Date: March 30, 2021 at 06:04
Author: hrinasia – Renny

Earlier this year, EngageRocket, in collaboration with the Institute for HR Professionals (IHRP) and the Singapore HR Institute (SHRI), has launched the National Employee Experience Transformation (NEXT) programme for Singaporean companies to tap into people analytics to improve employee well-being and experience. Since its launch on March 17, 2021, over 130,000 responses from thousands of […]
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Date: March 29, 2021 at 12:00
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

Vaccination is underway and Singapore is set to ease its COVID-19 measures that have been applied for months. At a press conference on Wednesday (Mar 24), co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force Lawrence Wong announced that the country will shift from working-from-home as a default mode to a more flexible and hybrid way of […]
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Date: March 29, 2021 at 12:00
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

Covid-19 has completely re-drawn the very definition of workforce mobility. Restrictions and uncertainty have created a new barrier when it comes to work relocations – with cross-border travelling is perceived as not being safe in general. The emergence of nationalistic policies and tighter immigration regulations are enhanced across key economies. In this scene, virtual working […]
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Date: March 29, 2021 at 09:00
Author: hrinasia – Renny

Japanese policymakers are stepping up calls to raise the country’s minimum wage as part of a strategy to ensure households can boost consumption and revitalise the economy when COVID-19 curbs are removed and vaccines are rolled out. Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday it was hard to reenergize the economy with monetary easing alone, […]
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Date: March 26, 2021 at 12:04
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

The world has changed dramatically after the Industrial Revolution in 1760. Many inventions have been made and enabled massive development for humanity, with a fusion of advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, genetic engineering, quantum computing, and more. This progress, however, comes with a price. As the world and businesses start to […]
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Date: March 26, 2021 at 09:04
Author: hrinasia – Renny