As companies prepare for the implementation of the Workplace Fairness Act (WFA) that was introduced in January 2025, managers are generally familiar with the legislation, with 28% understanding its implications for hiring and workplace practices and 34% aware of the specific actions their organisations must take to comply.
However, a handful...
Aon plc has released insights from its 2025 Malaysia Employee Benefits and Wellbeing Report, which provides a comprehensive view of the current workplace dynamics for more than 130 companies and 507 employees highlighting the evolving landscape of employee benefits and wellbeing in Malaysia.The report highlighted that 40 percent of employees, under...
Even as employers report ongoing influence of inflation, recession fears, and country leaders on their hiring decisions, recent business school graduates can remain optimistic about their career prospects, buoyed by the accelerating integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across the modern business landscape.
According to the latest annual survey of global corporate recruiters...
While optimism for AI's potential remains high in Singapore, a new survey by Notion reveals a significant disconnect between what workers expect from AI and their day-to-day reality.
According to new data, nearly three-quarters (72%) of white-collar workers say AI-generated output requires significant editing or fact-checking, turning a supposed time-saver into a...
"Work-life balance" reclaimed top position as the top employee value proposition (EVP) driver for talent in Hong Kong SAR, surpassing "attractive salary and benefits" again after a year.
Randstad, the world's largest talent company, today released its full 2025 Employer Brand Research report in Hong Kong SAR. Commissioned by Randstad...
Singapore’s Minister for Digital Development and Information, Mrs Josephine Teo, has announced efforts to build an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-fluent workforce to support Singapore’s growing digital economy.
This includes looking at upskilling tech workers and equipping non-tech workers in horizontal occupations with essential AI capabilities and knowledge to boost productivity.
This broad-based...
Half of Singapore’s workforce are experiencing financial stress, even as payroll teams face mounting operational pressures, according to Deel’s 2025 Singapore Payday Expectations Report.
While payroll professionals grapple with unprecedented compliance-driven workloads, most employees report their pay has not kept pace with inflation. Together, these pressures are increasing the risks of...
In today's dynamic workplace, coaching (34%) emerges as one of the top initiatives business leaders foresee their organisation prioritising in the next five years, alongside training (41%), and feedback mechanisms (38%).
According to the majority of business leaders (94%) and employees (92%), individuals across all levels and job roles can...
Work-related factors exert a greater influence on the mind health of Hong Kong's workforce compared to the global average, according to the latest findings from the AXA Mind Health Report 2025 ("the Study").
Among the affected demographics, young millennials (aged 25-34) and Gen Z (aged 18-24) face the most severe...
Amid one of Asia's most digitally advanced labour markets, a survey by Reeracoen Singapore, in collaboration with Rakuten Insight Global, reveals that 35% of jobseekers in Singapore encountered job scams in the past year, with over half of them targeted more than once.
This worrying trend comes amid a national surge in scams. According...
