HK legislators block maternity leave increase
Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Law Chi Kwong, proposed a motion to send the bill— which would raise Hong Kong’s statutory maternity leave to...
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Community Business name new CEO
Community Business, a leading not-for-profit organisation advancing responsible and inclusive business practices, has announced the appointment of Peter Sargant as Chief Executive Officer, effective...
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Manulife announce new CEO
Manulife has announced the appointment of Damien Green as the new Chief Executive Officer of Manulife (International) Limited, overseeing Manulife’s business in Hong Kong...
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Burberry updates parental leave rights
Burberry, including its Hong Kong offices, is following in the footsteps of many international companies and has just announced a new global parental leave...
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Asia dominates the top 20 for salary increases
13 out of the top 20—and eight of the top 10—predicted salary increases are in Asian nations. Lee Quane, Regional Director, Asia, ECA International,...
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War of the worlds – AI versus humanity
AI and automation have won the war for future workplace domination In 1962, Katherine Johnson, a mere mortal, famously checked the orbital flight calculations...
Read more4th HR Leaders Asia 2019
Hosted by Rockbird Media and media partnered by HR Magazine Getting HR future-ready Low Peck Kem, CHRO & Senior Development Singapore, Public Service Division,...
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Grim future for social enterprises
The survey of 103 enterprises was conducted last month by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises. It found 79 percent of respondents...
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Worker blames autocorrect for racist email
A UK-based university worker was fired after claiming that the auto-correct function on his computer had changed his colleague’s name to ‘Hash brown’ in...
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