HR & Education

Hiring expectations weakened in Q3

Compared to Q2, more executives expected to reduce headcounts.

Why Hong Kong workers' stress levels are soaring

Across the world, workers are getting more and more stressed. Instead of regaining their pre-downturn peace of mind and tranquillity, workers...

Yau Tong Community Hall gets unveiled

The 1,950-sq.m. hall is the district's 9th centre.

Generation X employees the hardest to recruit and retain

Generation X are those born between 1965 and 1978.

Unemployment rate climbs to 3.3%

Insurance, manufacturing and retail sectors were biggest losers.

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%.