HR & Education

A third of employees willing to trade 10% of salary for job security: survey

Job security ranks as the third highest priority for local workers.

A third of employees willing to trade 10% of salary for job security: survey

Job security ranks as the third highest priority for local workers.

Private sector vacancies up 4% to over 79,000 in March

Vacancies in transportation, storage, postal and courier services rose 18%.

Large firms at risk of losing 30% of female employees and managers: study

This could result in losses of US$500,000 per senior leader.

Hong Kong ranks as fourth costliest city for expats

A stronger HKD and higher price tags drove up its cost of living.

65% of bosses rejected promotions in the last three years: study

Employees are not given promotions due to a lack of managerial capabilities.

Hong Kong salaries grew 5.1% in 2019

Jobs in public relations, digital marketing and insurance saw the highest pay hikes.

China East Education seeks up to US$680m in Hong Kong IPO

It is offering 435.8 million shares priced at $9.80 to $12.26 apiece.

Hong Kong lags behind India and Singapore in workplace automation

More than half of offices are hesitant to adopt AI operations.

Hong Kong fails to rank amongst the world's top innovative cities

Although it ranks high in tertiary education, the city’s R&D and patent generation investments fell short.

Hong Kong expat pay package up to US$276,417 in 2018

This comes with an average salary of nearly US$87,000.

Jobless rate still flat at 2.8% in February-April

This translates to 112,300 unemployed persons.

Here's why Hong Kong employees are being demoted

Poor performance is not the only reason.

Unemployment rate remained flat at 2.8% in January-March

The retail, accommodation, and food services sectors saw improved employment situations.

Check out Hong Kong's top-paying finance roles in 2019

Finance managers can earn as much as $720,000.

2 in 3 tech workers worry about future tech setups despite skill upgrades: study

They felt unequipped to manage their knowledge in machine learning, AI and blockchain.

Firms tap into temporary and contract market to plug talent shortage

Almost all or 91% of companies have employed temporary or contract staff over the past year.