Snow, ice and lost lifeboats—team building on the South Pole
HR Magazine was invited to join the ‘Shackleton Challenge’—a highly unique training day to stimulate team-work and facilitate team-building in a challenging, rewarding and...
Read moreShell 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...
Read moreStruggling market forces companies to cut executive pay
More than three quarters of companies are making changes to their executive pay programmes as a result of difficult market conditions, according to Mercer’s...
Read more11 global search firms join hands in mega partnership
Search Partners, Harvey Nash, NQ International, Profile Search and Selection, Robert Walters and Straits Talent recently joined forces with five other executive search firms...
Read moreClaims of harassment: how far can they go?
By Anita Lam, Of Counsel, DLA Piper Hong Kong Harassment is generally associated with appreciably more conflict in work teams as well as with...
Read moreGlobal recruitment consultancy awarded Investors in People Silver standard
The SR Group, consisting of recruitment brands Brewer Morris, Carter Murray, Frazer Jones, Taylor Root and SR Search, were awarded the Investors in People...
Read moreHK Budget boosts manpower training to ramp up quality hires in target sectors
In the Hong Kong budget announcement made on 25 February 2015 the Government set out several labour policies to help Hong Kong build a more...
Read moreNew HR frontiers: NASA’s need for a revitalised workforce
Last year was a great year for space exploration, with over 700 exoplanets discovered outside our solar system, the highest number ever recorded, and...
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