Disruptive entrepreneurs out-hire large corporates
Entrepreneurs are more than twice as likely to be hiring new staff this year as large corporates, according to the EY Global Job Creation...
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Women work longer hours
Women continue to work longer hours per day than men in both paid and unpaid work, says the International Labour Organisation (ILO). In both...
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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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Demand for luxury and retail talent continues to grow in SG
The Singapore retail industry has faced a challenging year in 2015, both in the luxury and the mass-market sectors. Despite this, fast fashion and...
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Car rental company recognised for best practices in recruiting
Car rental company Enterprise Holdings Inc. earned four prestigious honours for excellence in recruiting by the Talent Board—a non-profit organisation focused on the elevation...
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LinkedIn reveals HK 2015 HR Power Profiles
LinkedIn recently released Hong Kong’s 2015 Power Profiles for human resources—the 10 most-viewed LinkedIn profiles in the industry. Hong Kong’s Power Profile list includes...
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EU citizens fill gaps in UK labour market
Employment opportunities in Britain’s stalling labour market are largely going to workers from the rest of the European Union, according to the latest official...
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Bringing mums into the business
HK firms to attract mothers by offering flexible working New research by Regus has revealed that 32% of businesses in Hong Kong are planning...
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Shell cuts staff to keep investors happy amid falling oil prices
The job cuts comprised part of its USD 4 billion reduction in operating costs. Shell, which currently employs about 94,000 people, said it is...
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