Major banks shed staff globally
HSBC plans to shed 30,000 staff mainly from its US credit card operations, amid continued fears over the stability of the US economy. Meanwhile,...
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HK workers negative on work, upbeat on management
New figures show clear divide between the eastern and western work cultures. According to the latest statistics from ORC International’s Perspectives database, employees in...
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Q1 hiring steady
According to findings in the latest Michael Page Employment Index report, the outlook for Hong Kong’s employment market looks stable with 37% of surveyed...
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HROA Awards Asia Pacific
The inaugural Human Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA) Awards for the Asia Pacific region were held on October 19th 2011, with the theme: Be Empowered....
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Sabrina Yuan appointed Chief HRO, AXA HK
AXA China Region Insurance Company Limited (AXA) recently announced the appointment of Sabrina Yuan as Chief Human Resources Officer. Yuan will also sit on...
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Asian pensions rise and shine in global 300
Malaysian & Singaporean pensions enter global top 10 for first time. Most Asia-Pacific sovereign and public sector pension funds rose in rank in the...
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More of less
Contracting & temping on the up. According to a recent IBM study 50% of organisations globally are expected to increase the number of contingent...
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Six Sigma ISO standards published
Six Sigma, a data-driven method for improving business and quality performance, has been recently published as a two-part ISO standard. Six Sigma projects follow...
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Hong Kong HR, BPO hiring strong
Despite sustained volatility in regional economies, HR and BPO are still seeing growth in Hong Kong and Asia. Bucking the trend, Talent2 recently announced...
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