Payroll/Outsource HR Services
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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
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Sick days: how many is too many?
- 2017-06-06
- Categories: Blogs, Payroll/Outsource HR Services
Sick days: how many is too many? For employees who are running out of annual leave, today is perhaps one of the best days of the year to call in sick. Thanks to the public holiday tomorrow, calling in sick today will get them four consecutive days off. Recently, a netizen shared in an online post that he took four to six sick days a year and was told by his supervisor this would