Overseas HR information
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Earth Day special: 3 ways organisations are helping to conserve the environment
- 2019-04-29
- Categories: Blogs, Overseas HR information
24/04/2019 Wed 12:11 in All markets by Jerene Ang Today, more than 36% of HR and business leaders in SEA said social enterprise issues are more important to their organisation than they were three years ago, found Deloitte’s ninth annual Global Human Capital Trends report. Additionally, 56% in SEA and globally expected these issues to be even more important three years from now. A similar situation can be seen when it comes to environmental issues, with companies such as
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Brexit triggers wave of EU migration, job shortfalls
- 2019-04-22
- Categories: Blogs, Overseas HR information
The exodus from Britain of EU workers in the run-up to Brexit could lead to a severe job shortfall in the healthcare and construction sectors. There are currently more than 100,000 vacancies in the National Health Service in the UK. The shortfall could go as high 250,000 by 2030 unless urgent action is taken to improve training and staff retention. These were the conclusions of a just-published report from the Health Foundation entitled A Critical Moment.
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Singapore snatches Hong Kong’s Asia crown on IMD World Talent Ranking
- 2018-12-30
- Categories: Blogs, Overseas HR information
23/11/2018 Fri 10:44 in All markets by Samantha Chan Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development recently released the2018 IMD World Talent Ranking which examines the talent pool of 63 territories around the world based on three factors: investment and development (the resources committed to cultivate home-grown human capital), appeal (the attractiveness of the country towards local and foreign talent), and readiness (the quality of the skills and competencies). Here are the top 40: The majority of the top spots
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Financial services firms in Singapore and Hong Kong to increase salaries by 4% in 2019
- 2018-11-15
- Categories: Blogs, Overseas HR information
16/11/2018 Fri 11:39 in All markets by Jerene Ang Financial services firms in Singapore and Hong Kong to increase salaries by 4% in 2019 Good news for workers in the financial services sector in Singapore and Hong Kong! Firms across the sector have planned salary increases of 4% in 2019 despite uncertainties, revealed a survey by Pretium Partners Asia (Pretium). Analysing 67 international, regional and local investment banks, commercial banks, asset management and private equities firms with multiple offices in
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How expensive is international education in Asia Pacific?
- 2017-06-27
- Categories: Blogs, Overseas HR information
How expensive is international education in Asia Pacific? When relocating to another country with their families, besides considering their potential salaries, as well as the cost of the living of their city of relocation, expats also have to consider the cost of education, either for themselves, or for their children – which can be quite expensive at times. Based on ExpatFinder International School Fee Survey 2017, China leads the rankings as the most expensive country