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Chinese working women to be given better workplace protection

Chinese working women to be given better workplace protection
Women working in China are to have their welfare protected more stringently, after new laws were brought in this week which are designed to provide them with better protection in the workplace, as well as providing them with a greater level of ...
Posted: Tuesday, 15 May 2012 12:03:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Singapore employment ever-so-slightly down

Singapore employment ever-so-slightly down
One of the best performing economies in the world, where almost all of the population have jobs, in Singapore, has reported that the number of people who are in employment has at last suffered a slight downturn, thanks to the higher number of ...
Posted: Thursday, 10 May 2012 3:31:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Singapore
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Singapore's job regulations to be changed for the first time since 2008

Singapore's job regulations to be changed for the first time since 2008
The Ministry of Manpower in Singapore is to reform its employment regulations for the first time in 2008 as it looks to improve the rights for both employers and workers to help everyone enjoy a more balanced labor market for 2012. It said that ...
Posted: Tuesday, 24 April 2012 12:57:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Singapore
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More Chinese people now looking for jobs overseas

More Chinese people now looking for jobs overseas
The Chinese economy has recovered, alongside the likes of India, better than most over the past few months, thanks to the fact that there is now a higher proportion of companies doing business, particularly in the manufacturing sector, where the ...
Posted: Tuesday, 24 April 2012 12:55:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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More work and higher wages needed for women in Japan

More work and higher wages needed for women in Japan
Female workers in the Japanese labor force need to be helped out with regards their financial situations through being afforded more work and an equality in the remuneration they receive for their services compared to their male counterparts. A ...
Posted: Tuesday, 24 April 2012 12:53:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Factory manufacturing shows Chinese improvement

Factory manufacturing shows Chinese improvement
Employment prospects for those looking for jobs in the manufacturing sector in China have increased substantially, thanks to the fact that the seemingly downward spiral in terms of activity for firms operating in this market has slowed at last, ...
Posted: Tuesday, 24 April 2012 11:26:00 AM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Illiteracy damaging Japanese economy

Illiteracy damaging Japanese economy
The number of people in Japan who have trouble with basic literacy skills such as reading or writing is damaging the economy and leaving a large proportion of the population with financial problems because they cannot get jobs without having some of ...
Posted: Tuesday, 3 April 2012 11:10:00 AM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Japanese employment up for the first time in three months

Japanese employment up for the first time in three months
The unemployment rate in Japan has fallen for the first time in three months, as more people found jobs across the country throughout the month of February. According to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ...
Posted: Tuesday, 3 April 2012 11:03:00 AM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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More job offers for young Japanese graduates

More job offers for young Japanese graduates
People who are graduating from university in Japan this year are now finding more job offers than last year, as employers across the country are turning towards those with skills, with confidence in employment starting to increase across Japan as a ...
Posted: Wednesday, 28 March 2012 12:45:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Employment opportunities are biggest concern for disabled in China

Employment opportunities are biggest concern for disabled in China
Disabled people in China see the fact that they cannot get employment opportunities as the biggest problem that they face at the current time, according to a new report released by the China Disabled Persons' Federation. The disabled rights ...
Posted: Wednesday, 28 March 2012 12:42:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Korean jobs rise but unemployment rate goes up

Korean jobs rise but unemployment rate goes up
Despite the fact that the number of new jobs in South Korea in February were higher than they have been over the last few months, the unemployment rate in the Far Eastern country still rose over the course of the month thanks to an influx of new ...
Posted: Tuesday, 20 March 2012 11:59:00 AM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Singapore edges towards older worker targets

Singapore edges towards older worker targets
The government in Singapore has claimed that it is edging closer to its target for helping increase the number of older people in its country who have permanent jobs. In parliament on Monday (March 5th), minister of state for manpower and ...
Posted: Tuesday, 13 March 2012 12:32:00 PM
Filed under: Singapore
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Cloud computing could create 15m global jobs

Cloud computing could create 15m global jobs
New advances in IT could create millions of jobs across the globe, as companies take advantage of new technological developments, it is predicted that India and China will see the greatest number of new jobs, with costs lowered and more money ...
Posted: Tuesday, 13 March 2012 12:31:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Global Employment
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Malaysia must create smarter work cultures for better work-life balance and productivity: Randstad Workmonitor

7 March 2012, Malaysia – Randstad's Workmonitor showed that nearly half (48%) of Malaysian employees are given a smartphone with email access by their company and two thirds (68%) say they receive more information on a daily basis than they can ...
Posted: Wednesday, 7 March 2012 12:44:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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China vows to create 9m jobs this year

China vows to create 9m jobs this year
The Chinese government will be looking to boost the well-being of the people in its countries towns and cities by creating somewhere in the region of nine million jobs throughout the course of 2012. Speaking at the 11th National People's ...
Posted: Tuesday, 6 March 2012 12:07:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Japan jobs and spending fall

Japan jobs and spending fall
The economy in Japan has shown the important correlation between the job market and the economy as a whole this month, after it was revealed by official statistics last week that the number of people in employment in the country had dropped, taking ...
Posted: Tuesday, 6 March 2012 12:06:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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SourceRight Solutions, a Randstad company, named in Top 3 Providers with Success in Blended RPO

SourceRight Solutions, a Randstad company, today announced that it has been cited in Everest Group's Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Annual Report 2012. SourceRight is one of three companies recognised in the report for success in developing a ...
Posted: Wednesday, 29 February 2012 2:24:00 PM
Filed under: United States
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More needs to be done for employment in China

More needs to be done for employment in China
China's president Hu Jintao said in his plans for the economic future of the country that more needs to be done to help bolster the economy and the good feeling among the people of China. The president has announced that employment, and the ...
Posted: Tuesday, 28 February 2012 12:00:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Japan to extend offering to foreign workers

Japan to extend offering to foreign workers
Japanese companies are set to see a bigger pool of potential employees fromwhich they can pick over the coming years, thanks to changes in the way people can be employed from overseas in the country. According to Saigon GP Daily, the Japanese ...
Posted: Tuesday, 21 February 2012 12:46:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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Job satisfaction falls, but number in work is on the rise

The number of people in work in the Philippines in 2011 rose when compared to the year earlier, despite the fact that fewer people in the country were reporting that they were happy with their job. The National Statistics Office reported that the ...
Posted: Tuesday, 21 February 2012 12:45:00 PM
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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