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70% of Malaysians believe tech will change their jobs in 3 to 5 years
- 2020-07-06
- Categories: Blogs, Overseas HR information
03 July 2020 Fri in All markets by Jerene Ang With technology developing at an accelerated pace in recent years, the digital world has always been upon us. Many organisations have begun adopting technology long before the COVID-19 crisis hit. As the pandemic forces organisations to speed up their adoption of technology, the key question is: Are Malaysians ready to face this new digital world? According to PwC Malaysia’s survey on technology, jobs, and skills, 70%
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COVID-19: One-third of staff surveyed in Malaysia faced a pay cut of more than 30%
- 2020-06-29
- Categories: Blogs, Overseas HR information
26 June 2020 Fri in All markets by Priya Sunil What is the effects of COVID-19? With COVID-19 impacting businesses in one way or another, employees have no doubt had their own lifestyle impacted – be it through salary reductions, job losses, temporary layoffs, and more. In fact, in Malaysia, a recent survey by JobStreet revealed that close to half of the respondents (48%) have faced a negative impact on their salaries and remuneration. What
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SEA COVID-19 updates: Unemployment in Indonesia, Malaysia’s event guidelines, and more
- 2020-06-26
- Categories: Blogs, Overseas HR information
23 June 2020 Tue in All markets by Priya Sunil Indonesia: Unemployment could worsen and enter 2021 Indonesia’s current unemployment rate is expected to worsen and continue into 2021, the government announced yesterday (22 June). This comes as the nation prepares itself for further impacts of COVID-19, on its economy. In a report by The Jakarta Post, Suharso Monoarfa, Minister for National Development Planning, said about 5.5mn people may lose their jobs this year; this could
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Working on holiday? You’re not alone, 62% of Indian employees do so
- 2019-08-05
- Categories: Blogs, Overseas HR information
26/07/2019 Fri 11:00 in All markets by Priya Sunil A recent study by Snow Software has revealed that employees in Asia Pacific (APAC) find it most difficult to disconnect from their jobs while on holiday, compared to those from the US and UK. In fact, amongst the 3,000 employees surveyed globally, more than one-third of those in APAC (37%) said they always took their work devices on vacation. More specifically, the percentage of employees per country who did so was as
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33% of Singaporeans believe robots could replace them at work
- 2019-04-30
- Categories: Blogs, Overseas HR information
18/04/2019 Thu 11:37 in All markets by Priya Sunil It is no doubt that technological disruptions and the introduction of robots have brought along fears of jobs being lost. People constantly worry their jobs may become redundant with the rise of automation. In fact, in Singapore, a survey by YouGov Omnibus involving 1,083 Singaporeans revealed 33% believe robots could indeed replace them at work. The results were the same across ages and income groups. Of the respondents, those working