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Recent data from the international payroll and HR platform, Deel, has highlighted five emerging trends that are set to significantly influence Singapore’s work culture and employee decision-making processes by 2026. These findings present a significant shift…
Labor export companies are shifting their focus to new markets such as Poland and Australia to find job opportunities for workers.Eastern Sea Labor Export, Services, and Trade (Estrala) in HCMC has been partnering with businesses in Poland and Germany in the…
Canada’s corporate ethics watchdog said on Tuesday it was investigating Ralph Lauren’s Canada unit to probe allegations the apparel retailer’s supply chain and operations in China used or benefited from the use of Uyghur forced labor. The Canadian…
Amid a season of low recruitment demand due to economic challenges, companies are still headhunting for experienced and high-skilled IT staff to speed up their digital transformation. Although many companies are scaling down their payroll, demand for IT…
Tu worked in Japan for two years but left when the devaluing yen lowered the value of his savings, which he intended to use back home in Vietnam He eventually set his eyes on Germany. The reasons were quite simple: Germany was experiencing a lack of labor…
About 150,000 new jobs will be created in the second quarter of this year, including 28,200 in electronics and optical device manufacturing, according to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. The ministry forecast the most sought jobs will be…
Thirty-five percent of businesses had to let staff go after being hit by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which disrupted supply chains, a survey has found. The dwindling number of workers was one of the four major difficulties businesses faced during…
Vietnam’s rate of child labor, 5.3 percent, is around 2 percentage points lower than the average in Asia and the Pacific, a study has found. This equates to more than one million children in the ages of 5-17 engaged in labor, the survey was done in 2018 by…
Two prominent outfits decide to join forces to stand out in the global market _ AirAsia has selected Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) as the partner of its digital transformation journey. AirAsia is a top-tier low-cost airline. The Kuala Lumpur-based…
Subway has said it could terminate franchisees that fail to meet their financial responsibilities amid an investigation launched by the Fair Work Ombudsman into the underpayment of its workers. The sandwich retailer said franchisees are required to meet…
Officeworks staff have approved a new Store Operations Agreement that will introduce higher base pay and penalty rates and new leave entitlements for eligible team members. More than 80 percent of staff participated in the vote, which closed on Sunday night,…
The Australian dollar has fallen Tuesday, buying 69.45 US cents from 69.75 US cents on Monday. Yesterday, the local currency lost ground as the stalemate in Sino-US trade talks clouded the outlook for the Asian giant in its demand for resources. The Aussie…
Vietnam’s labor cost is the highest among comparator countries in Southeast Asia, a World Bank report says. In a report on enhancing enterprise competitiveness and enhancing small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) linkages, it says Vietnam’s labor costs are…
The National Salary Board met for the second time this month to discuss whether or not to raise the minimum wage of Vietnamese workers next year. The previous meeting had failed to reach an agreement. On Thursday, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor…
Changes in global demand for different types of workforce skills, caused by the rapid growth of technology, will require business organizations to provide training programs to employees. McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), a think-tank of consulting firm…
86 percent of garment workers could lose their jobs in the coming decades, according to the International Labor Organization. Vietnam’s workforce is made up largely of untrained and low-skilled workers who are at high risk of being replaced by automation and…
