Launching a career is a daunting moment, let alone doing it during times of economic uncertainty. Career ‘scarring’ is a phenomenon where college graduates who launched their careers during recession tend to experience higher unemployment rates and get lower salaries. Just like physical scars that can linger on one’s skin, so can career scarring leave […]
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Date: March 10, 2021 at 15:00
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

Vodafone is making a global commitment that will ensure its employees are supported during menopause, it was announced on 8 March to coincide with International Women’s Day. The new commitment will apply across all Vodafone markets and form part of the company’s broader strategy of supporting all employees through every life stage to create a […]
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Date: March 10, 2021 at 12:11
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

Star and Disney India recently launched a new diversity resource group called Business Employee Resource Groups (BERGs). In a statement on Monday (Mar 8), the company said that the group aims to foster an equal, inclusive, and bias-free workplace for women and LGBTQ+ employees. Open to all Star and Disney India employees, these groups will […]
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Date: March 9, 2021 at 12:00
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

Organisation and HR functions are highly impacted by global trends. In the past, HR focused on becoming a people-person, managing employee-related issues such as recruitment and retention. Although today HR remains bearing the same responsibilities around management and development functions, their works are completely transformed through advanced automation, outsourcing, and self-organising teams – and organisations […]
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Date: March 9, 2021 at 12:00
Author: hrinasia – Renny

Workers in Malaysia’s public healthcare sector will soon get pay raise from July this year. An estimated 56,300 employees will see their monthly base salaries increased between 3 and 14 percent. According to the Ministry of Health (MOH), the raise will be adjusted in phases over the next two years. Nurses will get a higher […]
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Date: March 9, 2021 at 12:00
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

“Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” – Hilary Clinton To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA) shares tips for businesses to better support and empower their female employees. “The global pandemic has highlighted the balancing act that women have performed for […]
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Date: March 8, 2021 at 12:03
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

Standing desk, desk cycle, doing yoga and stretching – what else do you do in order to work comfortably, without hurting your spine?  Consultant and Founder of Blue Alpine Research Feyyaz Alingan pitched employers on an overlooked posture that might be beneficial in the office – the squat. Not sitting or standing but squatting – […]
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Date: March 8, 2021 at 12:03
Author: hrinasia – Renny

International Women’s Day is the day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women globally. Looking back at the past, we can see how much the situations have changed for women. Gender equality has improved, but many still feel gender bias continues to exist in the workplace. For example, it becomes a known […]
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Date: March 8, 2021 at 09:03
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita

Women are often underrepresented in the workplace, especially in the tech sectors. According to Danelle Toh, Head of People Service at Foodpanda APAC, women who pursue careers in tech often struggle to find a balance between career, family, and personal goals. However, while women might lack support from their co-workers in tech sectors, Danelle believed […]
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Date: March 5, 2021 at 12:04
Author: hrinasia – Renny

Despite four in five (81%) employers say that workflow automation will enhance employees’ work instead of replacing them, a number of challenges are still holding these organisations back. About two in three of them highlighted obstacles related to knowledge gaps such as ‘a lack of background knowledge to utilise workflow automation technologies’ (63%), and ‘the […]
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Date: March 5, 2021 at 12:04
Author: hrinasia – Nurlita