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ESQUEL PUSHES AHEAD WITH THE PURSUIT OF SUSTAINABLE AND HOLISTIC QUALITY
A LONG-TERM supplier for global big names such as Lacoste and Hugo Boss, Hong Kong-based shirt manufacturer Esquel is testing a new territory as it broadens its horizons sustainably – e-commerce clients who sell direct to consumers.
Earlier this year, it entered a partnership with NetEase, a major Chinese internet technology company but is also known for its newly established e-commerce business ‘NetEase Selection’ (NS).…
SENIOR EMPLOYEES GRANTED NEW PROTECTIONS AS COUNTRY SHIFTS EMPLOYMENT FOCUS
MALAYSIA’S new Employment Insurance System (EIS) has been greeted by local HR professionals as a welcome tool to retain senior talent in organisations as the government tries to shift the country’s focus towards a more vibrant employment economy.
The EIS Bill 2017, implemented by the country’s parliament, the Dewan Rakyat, on October 26, seeks to provide retrenched workers with temporary financial assistance and appropriate job training that will help them return to work.…
DEPLOY OLDER EMPLOYEES AS BEST WEAPON IN BATTLE SURROUNDING DIGITAL DISRUPTION, EAST ASIAN HR EXPERTS URGE
HUMAN resources experts in Asia have challenged the widely-held belief that recruiting more and more younger ‘digital natives’ who grew up in the Internet age is the best answer to technological developments completely transforming traditional work environments.
Personnel specialists in the tech-innovation-driven economies of Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia believe that an older more experienced workforce might actually be more beneficial to organisations mastering digital development challenges.…
MALAYSIA’S MIDDLE-SKILLED JOBS FACING HEAVY LOSSES DUE TO AUTOMATION
MORE than half of current jobs in Malaysia could either disappear totally or see their nature “considerably change” over the next two decades due to advancements in automation, according to a new report.
And businesses will have to work with education providers to ensure relevant skillsets are taught to bridge the employability gap, human resources experts warned.…
BALANCE NEEDS TO BE STRUCK BETWEEN AUTOMATED RECRUITMENT PROCESSES AND HUMAN INTERACTION TO ATTRACT BEST CANDIDATES TO ROLES
HUMAN Resources experts across east and southeast Asia need to rethink what can be overly-automated hiring processes, lacking in personal touch, say some experts. Indeed, there is a need to rehumanise the candidate experience, according to a new study which found that too much automation puts off prospective candidates rather than attracts them.…
DIGITISATION OF HR IS GROWING ACROSS ASIA
Using simple automation or more advanced artificial intelligence (AI) – where machines can simulate human intelligence – to perform HR jobs such as hiring, developing and engaging workers, has resulted in massive productivity gains. Consequently, it has made HR decision making more data-based rather than intuition-based and “Asia has certainly embraced digitisation,” global law firm Evershed Sutherland’s head of Hong Kong and Asia Pacific employment practice Jennifer Van Dale said.…
MALAYSIA’S RECORD ON AML IS PATCHY BUT PROGRESSING, EXPERTS SAY
MALAYSIA is making progress in combating money laundering but political interference is still a problem in implementing policies and enforcing laws, experts have told Money Laundering Bulletin.
A dynamic upper middle-income country (USD9,850 per head gross national income in 2016, says the Word Bank), some of Malaysia’s ML and TF [terrorist financing] risks derive from its geographic position.…
EU/JAPAN EPA WILL BOOST EU DAIRY INDUSTRY, SAY EXPERTS, BUT JAPANESE PRODUCERS ARE WORRIED
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) planned trade deal with Japan – its sixth most important trading partner – struck in principle at the July 6 EU-Japan Summit in Brussels and set to be operational in 2019, will benefit the EU dairy industry greatly, experts say.…
INDIA BEAUTY INDUSTRY SUFFERS FROM DEMONETARISATION AND GST, BUT UNDERLYING GROWTH LOOKS SOLID
India’s robust cosmetics and personal care industry, that according to the Indian Beauty & Hygiene Association (IBHA) generated annual sales of USD8 billion in 2016, is facing severe supply chain disruption and the closure of smaller brands. Continuous double digit annual growth registered during the last decade by the industry – noted by figures from the ministry of commerce’s India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) – has now been severely disrupted by a series of radical regulatory measures.…
SOUTH ASIAN DEMAND FOR PAINTS AND COATINGS GROWS, BUT REGIONAL TRADE STILL NEEDS DEVELOPMENT
THE PAINT and coatings industry in south Asia maybe thriving, but regional trade between countries is not – being restricted to exports of pigments, resins, solvents and additives from India to its neighbouring countries. Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan and Afghanistan, as well as regional giant India, are all members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), but they import most of their paint and coating raw materials.…