Staff Engagement
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Employee mobility post-lockdown – what does HR need to be aware of?
- 2020-08-17
- Categories: Blogs, Staff Engagement
10 August 2020 Mon in All markets by Contributor By Lee Quane, regional director – Asia at ECA International Many countries have begun the process of relaxing the restrictions imposed due to Covid-19 with an increase in business activity in many locations. With businesses being eager to recover, what should companies be considering when managing employee mobility during this period? Can and should your repatriated assignees return? According to recent research by ECA, approximately 20-30%
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More than one in four employees in Hong Kong face 30% pay cut
- 2020-07-20
- Categories: Blogs, Staff Engagement
17 July 2020 Fri in All markets by Staff Writer The coronavirus continues to put the world on hold, affecting the quality of life and working habits of employees locally and across the globe. JobsDB’s latest survey has revealed that one in six employees in Hong Kong have been temporarily or permanently retrenched, while more than one in four employees have faced salary reductions of over 30% as a direct result of the pandemic. Of
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How to attract and retain millennial employees to work in a young SME company?
- 2020-05-02
- Categories: Blogs, Staff Engagement
1. Who exactly is a millennial employee? Millennial employees make up the largest generation within the current workforce at 56 million as of 2016, beating Gen X-ers and Baby Boomers. Anyone born between 1981 and 1996 is regarded as a millennial. Millennials are victims of many negative stereotypes, such as being complacent, or lazy. However, they are highly sought after by employees for their passion, diversity and tech-savvy, but they prove difficult to recruit as they
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Top 10 job skills for 2020
- 2019-12-02
- Categories: Blogs, Staff Engagement
29/11/2019 Fri 09:49 in All markets by Robert Blain As we leave behind a decade of disruption, and stride boldly into one that could bring even greater disruption, we look at the 10 job skills HR pros and their charges need to meet the challenges of 2020 – and beyond – head on. 1. Data literacy Data is fast becoming every company’s most prized asset – the fuel that drives business. Organisations that don’t use
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Five top tips for managing Millennials
- 2019-11-25
- Categories: Blogs, Staff Engagement
19/11/2019 Tue 10:11 in All markets by Robert Blain It’s official. According to a survey by the HR Director website, 32% of managers consider Millennials the most difficult group to manage in the workplace. It’s probably something HR practitioners have suspected for some time. But with an estimated 56 million Millennial-aged (born 1981-96) workers worldwide – and counting – it’s a demographic that demands HR’s attention. So how do you engage and get the most