Payroll/Outsource HR Services
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What Hong Kong salarymen can learn from Li Ka Shing
- 2017-06-29
- Categories: Blogs, Payroll/Outsource HR Services
What Hong Kong salarymen can learn from Li Ka Shing Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka Shing, will step down next year as the chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings. Superman Li has yet to confirm the details of his retirement, but it is never too late to learn from the great ones. The team at TOPick compiled a list of five personal habits of Li that have driven
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11 reasons to reject a candidate based on social media
- 2017-06-28
- Categories: Blogs, Payroll/Outsource HR Services
11 reasons to reject a candidate based on social media Before hiring a candidate (or even calling them in for an interview) do you check their social media accounts? According to a survey on more than 2,300 hiring managers and HR professionals conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder, 70% of employers use social media to screen candidates before hiring – up from 60% last year and 11% in 2006. Employers aren’t just looking
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Hong Kong’s great workplaces of 2017
- 2017-06-26
- Categories: Blogs, Payroll/Outsource HR Services
Hong Kong’s great workplaces of 2017 – FastLane HR In the year of its 20th anniversary, Hong Kong SAR is celebrating by having more Great Workplaces than in 2016. These companies are showing the way for the rest and setting the pace in order to face the ever-growing complexity of today’s business environment. Hong Kong employers are making progress toward the goal presented last year by Great Place to Work, in which we encouraged the
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Hong Kong recruiters to face heavier penalty for overcharging candidates
- 2017-06-22
- Categories: Blogs, Payroll/Outsource HR Services
Local authorities are seeking to to raise the maximum penalty for the offences of overcharging job seekers and unlicensed operation of employment agencies. In a government press release issued last Friday, authorities gazetted The Employment (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017. The new bill seeks to amend Part XII of the Employment Ordinance (EO) (Cap 57) to raise the maximum penalty for overcharging job seekers. Under present regulations, the maximum commission which may be received by an
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Why leading HR in Asia is a must for your career: HR heads weigh in
- 2017-06-21
- Categories: Blogs, Payroll/Outsource HR Services
Asia has always been a lucrative destination from a commercial point of view, despite its vast complexities and regional variances. For HR leaders as well, Asia offers a number of experiences and opportunities for growth and experimentation. Recognising this, we find many are keen on ‘ticking’ Asia off their checklist of the world’s best regions to work in. And why not? With the evolution in the function, the HR space in Asia is abuzz with