HR & Education

Hong Kongers 2nd most workaholic among top cities

Hong Kongers working more than 8 hours a day boost shoebox popularity.

Hong Kongers 2nd most workaholic among top cities

Hong Kongers working more than 8 hours a day boost shoebox popularity.

Nearly 4 in 10 employers now offering paternity leave

That is a significant increase from 1 in 10 in 2006.

Foreign companies in Hong Kong more confident to attract talent

Only 34% of local companies believe in their ability to retain talent.

Hong Kong to face a severe skills shortage by 2017

Only 4 in 10 Hong Kong employers rate their current leadership capabilities as good.

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...