http://www.randstad.com.my/RSS feed for the world of work60http://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/call-for-malaysian-labor-market-to-be-opened-up.htmlMalaysia's labor market needs to be opened up to workers from overseas in order to address growing skills shortages in the country. This is the view of a leading expert, who has declared the best way to meet rising demand for professionals is to ...Mon, 03 May 2010 13:33:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/malaysian-women-need-better-work-life-balance.htmlThe work-life balance for women with families in Malaysia needs to be improved through measures such as flexible working and better childcare to ensure they can fully contribute to the socio-economic development of the nation, a leading politician ...Mon, 03 May 2010 13:26:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/indian-government-advises-malaysia-job-seekers.htmlNationals from India who are seeking employment in Malaysia have been provided with guidance by the government. According to the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, it is important to take care when emigrating for work. It follows news that some ...Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:21:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/malaysia-declines-to-end-foreign-labor-freeze.htmlMalaysia's ban on taking in new Bangladeshi workers will remain in place for the foreseeable future, it has been reported. The country introduced a freeze on labor migration from Bangladesh towards the end of last year as ministers worked to limit ...Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:44:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/malaysian-sexual-harassment-guidelines-to-become-law.htmlEmployers in Malaysia will be subject to strict new legislation covering sexual harassment in the workplace from March of next year, it has been announced. Under the upcoming changes to the country's Employment Act announced by the minister for ...Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:33:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/china-japan-and-south-korea-agree-to-regional-csr-plan.htmlChina, Japan and South Korea have reached a new agreement aimed at boosting corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the south-east Asia region. On the back of negotiations held at the 2009 UN Global Compact China-Japan-Korea Roundtable Conference ...Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/bmw-announces-major-expansion-of-operations-in-china.htmlBMW is set to become the latest foreign auto manufacturer to expand its operations in China. The German company currently makes around 41,000 cars a year in the Asian country and has now announced plans to increase this to 100,000, creating ...Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:27:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/csr-valuable-in-good-and-bad-times.htmlCorporate social responsibility (CSR) is a sound business strategy during both good and bad times, according to an executive from an international mining firm. Speaking at a forum on human resources, Kevin Bishop, head of resourcing at Anglo ...Tue, 12 May 2009 07:47:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/govt-australian-youth-protected-from-recession.htmlThe Australian government has claimed that it is doing all that it can to reduce the country's growing youth unemployment rate. Responding to the findings of a report compiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ...Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/fed-us-will-escape-recession.htmlA leading figure for the central bank of the US has suggested that the country will escape recession in the third quarter of this year. Dennis Lockhart, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, has claimed that the North American ...Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:19:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/nz-investors-retain-employment-hope.htmlThe majority of New Zealand investors believe that the recession will not affect employment opportunities on the Pacific islands. That is according to the results of the Quarterly ING Investor Dashboard Survey, which revealed that two-thirds of ...Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:17:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/kpmg-firms-rely-on-global-workforce.htmlEight out of ten businesses globally believe that better labor mobility will improve their workforce, according to a new study. The survey of companies operating in 11 economies disclosed that 82 per cent of respondents agreed that relaxed migrant ...Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:18:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/new-zealand-employee-confidence-low.htmlThe confidence of employees in New Zealand is at an all-time low, new research has indicated. According to Westpac-McDermott Miller, its latest employee confidence index recorded its lowest score since the annual survey was first compiled in 2004, ...Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:46:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/british-pm-suggests-recession-coming-to-an-end.htmlThe British prime minister has suggested that the $1 trillion investment agreed at the G20 summit (April 2nd) will improve global employment levels. Gordon Brown, speaking on the evening of the historic meeting, which agreed a series of trade and ...Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:43:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/singapore-we-still-need-overseas-workers.htmlThough employment activity is currently slowing down in some countries, Singapore will continue to recruit overseas workers, it has been asserted.Acting minister for manpower Gan Kim Yong stated at a parliamentary session this week that the influx ...Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:33:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/new-zealand-workers-increasingly-moving-to-australia.htmlDue to recruitment drives being executed in the country, Australia is attracting more and more New Zealanders to its shores to live and work, it has been claimed.Statistics New Zealand has revealed that 34,600 people from the country moved to ...Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/lawyers-in-ireland-looking-to-australia-for-work.htmlCandidates in Ireland are increasingly seeking out legal jobs in Australia, according to organisations in the latter country. Law firms in Australia have been bombarded with enquiries from overseas workers and those who trained in the country but ...Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:25:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/singapore-one-of-the-best-places-to-work.htmlSingapore, which is set to celebrate its 43rd year of independence on Saturday, has been praised as one of the best places in which to work and live. Second editor of the Manila Times Dante Ang writes that though the Beijing Olympics will ...Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:40:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/union-nz-must-limit-migrant-workers.htmlNew Zealand-based trade unions are urging the government to follow Australia's example and reduce the number of migrant workers allowed in the country.The Manufacturing and Construction Workers Union (MCWU) has called for a reduction in the number ...Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:10:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.my/about-randstad/the-world-of-work/australian-state-commits-to-job-creation.htmlA leading official in the government of New South Wales has reiterated the local authority's commitment to job creation.Australia's oldest and most populated state has been criticised by unions for moving the manufacturing of public sector worker ...Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:35:00 GMT