Aon plc has released insights from its 2022 Older Age Workforce Study. The study, a first of its kind in Hong Kong, focuses on critical human resources practices and employee benefit and retirement plan data to help organisations create a compelling benefit package for older workers and differentiate themselves from...
WorkForce Software has released the findings of its 2nd Annual Workforce Experience Gap study. Perception gaps narrowed between employers and employees when comparing the results to last year's findings, which revealed stark discrepancies between the quality of the work experience that organizations believe they are providing and what employees perceive they are...
Despite more than half of employers (52%) reporting insufficient employees with the right skill sets to achieve current business goals, not enough is being done to upskill or reskill employees.
Only one third of employees (32%) agree or strongly agree that their company provide...
Businesses today are reassessing their workforce productivity as more employers (79%) are looking to hire candidates with a broader set of skills to take up hybrid roles in 2022. This is in comparison to 71% of employers in 2020.
Hybrid roles continue to be...
Employees have found new, collaborative ways to tackle projects, and along the way, forged even closer connections. Teams have come up with exciting new ideas in virtual meetings, live-chatted through successful product sprints and many even attended virtual bonding sessions together. The physical “water cooler” may be...
Payoneer has today published findings from its 2023 Freelancer Insights Report containing responses from over 2,000 freelancers across 122 countries, detailing the continued rise in demand for their services as businesses continue to outsource services to cut costs.
The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the freelance revolution...
The leadership pipeline for women has hollowed out in the middle, according to a new global study "Women in leadership: Why perception outpaces the pipeline—and what to do about it" from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) and Chief.
The study of 2,500 organizations...
Xero and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants, have extended their partnership to help future-proof Singapore’s next-generation of accounting professionals.
The partnership will continue to support ACCA Singapore members and students in strengthening their digital expertise to meet accounting...
Professional contracting recruitment services firm Page Contracting Malaysia launched the Talent On-Demand report, highlighting the employment of Malaysian professionals in contingent, temporary, short-term or interim positions.
30% of companies also responded to say that COVID-19 has resulted in the need for them to increase their contractor hiring.
Amid the economic impact due to COVID-19 and with layoffs expected to rise in the coming months, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) has issued an advisory to all its member companies on responsible retrenchment practices. In line with the updated Tripartite Advisory on Managing Excess Manpower and...
