NLRB Scales Back Employee Protections

Fewer employees—unionized and nonunionized—will be covered by the National Labor Relations Act due to a recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision limiting the definition of what constitutes “protected, concerted activity.” Read more »

E-Verify Is Back Up, Expect Processing Delays

Employers that participate in E-Verify, the government’s electronic employment eligibility verification program, have until Feb. 11 to create and enter cases into the system for all hires made during the 35-day partial... Read more »

Viewpoint: The Case for Soft Skills

Students are clamoring for soft-skills training--and rallying against the traditional fiercely competitive corporate culture. And more employers than ever are demanding these skills, saying the lack of soft skills in leadership greatly... Read more »

Employer That Failed to Keep Accurate Records Must Pay Overtime

An employer that failed to keep accurate time records should have used its employee's calculations to determine the unpaid overtime owed to him, a California appellate court ruled. Read more »

2019 Workplace Immigration Outlook: More of the Same

The Trump administration’s policies on employment-based immigration will continue to stymie organizations seeking to hire foreign national talent in 2019. Read more »

HR needs to retain its human aspect amid technology adoption: Study

Companies with an outcome-centric HR service delivery model are 5 times more confident in programme design and execution, and twice as productive. Read more »

2019 ranking: NUS, NTU, SMU remain among world’s best 50 MBAs

While the US and UK dominated the ranking, 13 Asian schools (or schools with campuses in Asia) made it to the top 50. Read more »

Ascott secures contracts for 26 properties, boosts portfolio to over 100,000 units

CEO Kevin Goh said: "These various engines of growth will place Ascott in a prime position to achieve our target of 160,000 units worldwide by 2023." Read more »

MOE Malaysia to improve quality of vocational programmes and students’ marketability

The following targets have been set: 70% of students will become skilled workers; 20% would pursue studies; and 10% would become entrepreneurs. Read more »

「新世代」求職六大訴求

除薪酬及作息平衡外,還要求什麼? Read more »
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