APAC companies face huge risk due to inadequate employee screening
More than half (59%) of organisations have uncovered discrepancies throughout their employee screening process that would otherwise have been missed, according to 2016 HireRight...
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Hong Kong employers positive about hiring pace
The Q1 2015 Manpower Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS) indicates that Hong Kong employers expect staffing levels to increase during the next three months at...
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Long working hours could double chances of heart disease
Working more than a 40-hour week has long been linked to stress, dissatisfaction and compromised health, but now new research on over 8,000 Korean...
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Corporate boards shift their thinking
Technology changes, increasingly competitive markets, shifting trends in consumer behaviour and the rise in mobile workforces are among the top issues leading corporate boards...
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Growing inflation erodes APAC salary increases
Salaries across Asia Pacific are set to rise an average 7% in 2015—up a fraction from 2014—with China (5.2%) and Vietnam (4.1%) leading the...
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SAP Labs India launches Autism at Work recruitment initiative
SAP Labs India has announced a recruitment drive as part of its global “Autism at Work” initiative, which focuses on individuals with Autism Spectrum...
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SSO Malaysia 2014
This year’s Shared Services and Outsourcing Malaysia Summit brought together industry professionals to share from a wealth of expertise and experience. Key themes throughout...
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Decent jobs for youths
Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, during a visit to the International Labour Organization (ILO), urged employers to empower more youth in their structures and engage with...
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Brazil forces HR to clean up its act
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup now underway, Brazil is well and truly under the spotlight, however, that is not the only reason the...
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