HR & Education

Good news! Hong Kong employers back to hiring mode

Survey says, HK’s net hiring intentions rebounded by 5 percentage points to 35%.

Good news! Hong Kong employers back to hiring mode

Survey says, HK’s net hiring intentions rebounded by 5 percentage points to 35%.

These are offshoring woes Hong Kong firms are troubled with

33% say that quality of service is compromised when offshoring.

4 in 5 banks rely on outsourcing for overseas operations

They even cited offshoring as an effective HR strategy.

Hong Kong loses to Singapore in household wealth ranking

The 1.7% asset growth in Hong Kong is no  match to Singapore's 7.1%.

HK expats are earning less than Singapore counterparts

HK expats are only paid US$150k+ a year, well below what Singapore expats receive.

Moral & National Education subject guidelines will be shelved: CY Leung

He hopes the move will help resolve disputes on the subject.

HK$2 increase in hourly minimum wage coming

The government is to increase Hong Kong’s minimum wage by HK$2 to HK$30 per hour on Labour Day 2013.

Hong Kong holds on to its talent as financial services struggles

The employment market in Hong Kong financial services is less buoyant than it was 18 months ago; major banks have been making redundancies, and...

How to attract the best talent in 5 steps

Talent acquisition is an issue for many in Hong Kong. The slowdown in mainland China should make hiring easier in the short-term, but the combination...

Disharmony may mean happiness for Hong Kong

“Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul” Democritus (460-370BC)

Hong Kong holds on to its talent as financial services struggles

The employment market in Hong Kong financial services is less buoyant than it was 18 months ago; major banks have been making redundancies, and...

4 in 5 finance professionals snub working abroad

But half of them are geared up to leave banking and move to other industries.

Job opportunities in Hong Kong dip 2%

Only three sectors showed signs of improved recruiting activity.

Develop leaders to prosper

The diversity of global organizations has given Hong Kong an edge in human resource development. If you look at Corporate Knight’s Global 100 list1...

Bring your own device at work!

One of the results of the rise of mobile devices and the consumerization of enterprise IT is that today's employees have increased expectations and...