Asian employers continue grappling shifting priorities
Mercer’s 2022 global talent trends study—The Rise of the Relatable Organisation, businesses across Asia are still tuning into shifting employee needs to rethink ways...
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Increased Digitalisation intensifies digital upskilling in Hong Kong & Singapore
Asia’s leading cities set a new precedent for digital upskilling The recent Emerging Job and Skills report from Singapore’s NTUC LearningHub has shed light...
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Uniqlo announces new female CEO
Maki Akaida, former group senior vice president at parent company Fast Retailing, has assumed the role of CEO for Uniqlo's Japanese business, making her the...
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Employment culture in Japan predicted to change
According to Nippon, the Cabinet Office’s Annual Report on the Japanese Economy and Public Finance 2019 produced data that showed a third of companies...
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Developing sustainable staff and organisations
HR Magazine sat down with Hironori Oka, Chairman, Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong Limited to discuss the organisation’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals...
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HR professionals in high demand in APAC
Organisations in Japan, Malaysia and South Korea are on the look out for HR specialists to drive their talent acquisition and retention strategies—this, according...
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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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Japanese women held back by gender inequality
Nearly two-thirds of women (63%) in Japan say that they quit because they were not satisfied with their career perspective, while 49% left because...
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Coaching on the rise
Research has revealed an increasing awareness of professional coaching across Asia. In China both awareness of and participation in coaching exceeded the global average,...
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