LinkedIn launched the first edition of the Future of Talent report, to find out how the future of work has changed. The report looks at the shifting role of Human Resource teams in organisations, how organisations plan, hire, develop and engage their talent, and how employer branding helps organisations attract and retain their best people. […]Continue reading

HSBC Singapore recently announced ‘Future of Work’, the company’s vision to flexible and hybrid-location working. In a press release, the multinational investment bank said that to support this plan, there will be a shift towards a more hybrid and flexible model of working between office and home for its employees while managing operational and business […]Continue reading

Snacking has become an eating norm for many organisations and is one of the best perks employers can give to their people. Whenever employees crave for something during work hours, snacking often becomes a go-to food for it is easy and lighter to chew. Employees might also turn to the office pantry and grab a […]Continue reading

India’s capital New Delhi will impose a week-long lockdown from Monday (April 19) night, officials said, as the megacity struggles to contain a huge surge in Covid-19 cases, with hospitals running out of beds and oxygen supplies low. The vast nation of 1.3 billion people reported a record high of 273,810 infections on Monday – the […]Continue reading

Microsoft Corp recently announced a plan to establish its first datacentre in Malaysia. The establishment is under the company’s “Bersama Malaysia Initiative” and will cost at least US$1 billion. Speaking at the launch of the program, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that over the next five years, the datacentre is expected to create […]Continue reading

By 2040, employees will decide where and how they want to work, according to The Smart Workplace 2040 report commissioned by Johnson Controls. The report claimed that around 20 years from now, work will be seen as something workers do, rather than a place to which they commute. Meanwhile, work patterns will be radically different […]Continue reading

The e-wages system which is expected to be launched by the government soon, will ensure that employees including foreign workers are paid their wages on time. Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said there was no reason for employers not to pay local and foreign employees within the stipulated dateline as required by the law. […]Continue reading

What did you want to be when you grew up? Time changes, so do career trends. There are good chances that what Millennials wanted to be as a child is different from what today’s children want to be in the future. Gen Alpha, those born since the year 2010 and until the year 2025, are […]Continue reading

Employees are being prevented from doing what’s right for customers, despite it being vital for future business success, according to research from culture change consultancy The Storytellers.  Storyteller’s report revealed that many companies fail to trust and empower employees to deliver exceptional experiences expected by today’s customers. 76 percent of HR professionals worry their company […]Continue reading

A new report by Workday, an enterprise finance and human capital software, has found that the finance function will dramatically change in the “next normal”. Exactly one year on from when Singapore first imposed its circuit breaker measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the report, Finance Disrupted: Navigating the Next Normal, finds most significantly […]Continue reading