A ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey shows hiring managers across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region will take a measured approach into Q1 2025 recording a Net Employment Outlook (NEO) of 27%, this is consistent with Q4 2024 and 3% lower compared to Q1 2024. The Survey, which gathered data from over 40,000 employers...
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is saving workers an average of one hour each day, allowing more time to be devoted to creative tasks, to thinking more strategically or to helping achieve a better work-life balance, according to a major workplace survey published today.  The Adecco Group's annualGlobal Workforce of...
Cyber threats, once limited to spam emails and basic malware, have evolved into highly unpredictable and sophisticated attacks. Since its introduction to the public, artificial intelligence (AI) has already been reshaping every aspect of the cybersecurity space, enabling both defenders and cybercriminals to operate with unprecedented efficiency. From AI-powered cyberattacks...
A study from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School has uncovered a smarter way to build high-performing teams, using an example in the real estate industry, to offer a simple yet highly effective strategy to increase revenue in tough market conditions. Key insights: Best collaborators: The best-performing teams...
QBE Insurance has announced a second round of findings from this year’s QBE Singapore SME Survey. Between December 2024 and January 2025, 600 decision-makers gave their views on a wide range of business risks and opportunities, including workplace safety and health (WSH), talent retention, and insurance-related issues, among others.  A...
Visier has announced new research that highlights persistent workforce challenges facing organisations in Singapore. The report identifies the six key factors shaping talent strategies, explores how people analytics can address workforce challenges, and examines the major obstacles hindering its full adoption for workforce transformation. "The leaders we surveyed are locked in...
Jobstreet Express, part of Jobstreet by SEEK, highlights the top 5 most applied-for roles and the top 5 most in-demand positions on its platform. Admin Clerk was both the top applied-for role and the top most in-demand position. The remaining four applied-for-roles were warehouse assistant, sales promoter, service crew and...
Coursera has released its ‘Closing the Gender Gap in GenAI Skills’ playbook, a resource aimed at addressing the gender gap in Generative AI (GenAI) skills. The playbook explores actionable strategies to empower more women to harness GenAI, highlighting the critical need for continued efforts to build a more inclusive and...
From the race to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to ever-mounting geopolitical concerns, the challenges faced by the CEOs of today are vast and complex. Alongside these external pressures, internal challenges such as upskilling the workforce and hybrid working are pushing CEOs to be agile and adaptable in their stakeholder...
Hong Kong's economic outlook and business confidence are set to further improve in 2025, CPA Australia's latest survey shows. With more than half of respondents predicting their company's revenue will grow in 2025, companies are becoming more aggressive in their expansion plans and hiring intentions are the highest since 2020.Surveyed...