HR & Education
HR Briefing: How the Greater Bay Area can attract more talents
HR Briefing: How the Greater Bay Area can attract more talents
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Around 36% of accounting and finance professionals predict talent shortage.
                    
                                        
                    
                EY partner identifies challenges that businesses face this year and post-pandemic
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Jacky Lai underscores quality audits as key to help clients better understand business processes and inspire confidence in capital markets.
                    
                                        
                    
                What do Hong Kong employees want from their organisations?
                                                                                                 
                        
                          60% of Hong Kong employees cited “work-life balance" as top EVP factor, according to Randstad.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong opens borders to Indonesian, Filipino workers
                                                                                                 
                        
                          But, only if they have been fully vaccinated.
                    
                                        
                    
                HR Briefing: How firms can brace for the hybrid work
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Nearly half of workers still prefer to stay at home whilst governments roll out their respective vaccine programs.
                    
                                        
                    
                Nearly 80% of Hong Kong execs experience mental health issues: survey
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Top execs plan to increase spending for medical insurance in the next 12 months.
                    
                                        
                    
                Delta variant may dampen employment recovery in Hong Kong: Analyst
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The jobless rate further dropped to 5% between May and July 2021.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong remains attractive to talents amidst population drop: CE Lam
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she is optimistic that Hong Kong will continue to recruit more talent.
                    
                                        
                    
                71% of HK workers said employers want them back to office amidst COVID-19: Randstad
                                                                                                 
                        
                          One in two said they would feel “unsafe” until those around them have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
                    
                                        
                    
                Applications for overseas studies open
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Scholars and fellows could receive up to $300,000 per year.
                    
                                        
                    
                HR Briefing: Retaining talent in the time of COVID
                                                                                                 
                        
                          There seems to be a trend amongst workers looking to switch employers.
                    
                                        
                    
                One in 4 Hong Kongers expect retirement: survey
                                                                                                 
                        
                          And only 16% of whom are ready.
                    
                                        
                    
                Jobless rate likely to further drop next month
                                                                                                 
                        
                          The unemployment rate has been declining for four consecutive months since March.
                    
                                        
                    
                Nominations are now open for HKB Management Excellence Awards 2021
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Submissions of entries are open until 18 October 2021.
                    
                                        
                    
                Jobless rate drops to 5.5% in June as economy rebounds
                                                                                                 
                        
                          This is the fourth consecutive month that the unemployment rate declined.
                    
                                        
                    
                Over 1,800 posts open in Embracing New Opportunities job fair
                                                                                                 
                        
                          About 81% of which are full-time jobs.
                    
                                        
                    
                2 in 5 Hong Kongers are more productive at home: report
                                                                                                 
                        
                          This is the highest in the region.