HR & Education
Employees willing to ditch jobs for better work-life balance
It’s not just about the hefty paychecks.
Employees willing to ditch jobs for better work-life balance
It’s not just about the hefty paychecks.
Project experience trumps educational background for IT bosses
It’s a deciding factor in hiking the salaries of fresh IT graduates.
HR jobs abound as Chinese companies set up shop
Specialised roles in talent acquisition, management and compensation are highly sought after.
Lucrative digital jobs buoy Hong Kong's employment market in 2018
Professionals switching to digital jobs can expect as much as 25% salary increase.
Employees call for more government upskilling incentives
These could take the form of tax rebates or subsidies.
Workers rejoice: average wage rate rose 2.1% in December
Payroll per person also increased 2.6% in Q4.
Temp work booms as employers move to slash hiring costs
Six in 10 recruiters are opting for such temporary hiring strategies.
Hong Kong's liveability for expats plunges amidst intensifying pollution
It dropped to 28th place.
Lady boss: Hong Kong trails developed countries in female c-level representation
The number of women on HSI boards rose to 13.8% but Canada and US boards are over 20% female.
Nearly half of women bemoan insufficient gender diversity work policies
They believe greater transparency can help address this.
Singapore hires more expats than Hong Kong
Almost a fifth of expats are employed in the lion city compared to 14% in Hong Kong.
7 in 10 employees expect a year-end raise for 2018
More male employees are optimistic about a wage hike.
Nearly $20b earmarked for education upgrades
This will translate to more scholarships and new public school lifts.
Nearly half of employees expect to ditch their jobs in 2018
49% have expressed dissatisfaction with their compensation package.
Hong Kong offers better jobs than Singapore, say expats
They also receive more competitive salaries at USD148,410 than Singapore expats at USD117,904.
Unemployment steady at 2.9% in November-January
This translates to 106,600 unemployed persons.
A quarter of graduates dissatisfied with their first job despite higher salaries
They believe they deserve more.
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