HR & Education

A fifth of old Hong Kongers still have part-time jobs: survey

Blame Hong Kong's notoriously high cost of living.

Why advanced technologies are the Holy Grail for Hong Kong employers

Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate currently stands at 2.8% the same as it has done for fourteen quarters. This, together with a...

Voluntary turnovers rates in tech hit 13.9% in Q2

Local turnover rates are higher than those in India, Japan and Taiwan.

Over half of employees expect jobs to be automated in the next decade

Almost 4 out of 5 also expect their employers to invest in developing their digital skills.

Monthly gender pay gap widens to $6,500

On average, women are earning less despite making up half of the workforce.

Look out, Starbucks: WeWork to launch charge-by-minute service

WeWork Go users need only scan a QR code upon arrival to start working.

Jobless rate unchanged at 2.8% in Q2

About 1,600 workers joined the labour force.

Hong Kong is the 15th best place for expats

It trails behind Singapore in economic stability and work-life balance.

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.