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Singapore companies prefer to save jobs

Singapore companies prefer to save jobs

News For most, retrenchment is a last resort when all other cost-cutting efforts fail, say national union, employers' federation and HR grouping.

Wednesday, April 29 2009 10:45 AM

Tags: Human resources, Career, Singapore, entertainment, Worker, e-mail, Human Resources, job, hiring, firing


Layoffs loom for M'sian electronics sector

Layoffs loom for M'sian electronics sector

News One of the pillars of Malaysia's economy, its electronic and electrical sector has become a double-edged sword during the current global slowdown.

Tuesday, January 13 2009 02:43 PM

Tags: Sales/revenue, Layoffs, Business planning, Trends, Intel Corp., Western Digital Corp., Electronics, Manufacturing, Chip Company, Electronics Sector


Broader skill sets way to retrain

Broader skill sets way to retrain

News Economic downturn demands more from job roles, so companies will do well to train staff for more general IT skills, say corporate HR heads.

Tuesday, March 24 2009 07:58 PM

Tags: Trends, Personal development, Personnel management, HR policies and procedures, Citrix Systems Inc., India, Training, Workforce, Hyderabad, Environment


Oracle planning more online software

News Reports say Oracle is developing new online software products in what could signal a shift in focus from traditional software to software-as-a-service.

Friday, May 01 2009 11:23 AM

Tags: Cloud computing, CRM, Sun Microsystems Inc., Cloud computing, software, Human Resources, Oracle Corp., software-as-a-service, industry, Thomson Reuters Corp.


Microsoft backtracks on severance issue

News Redmond says laid-off workers who were accidentally paid too much will be able to keep the excess.

Tuesday, February 24 2009 07:10 AM

Tags: Benefits, Layoffs, Microsoft Corp., software company, Worker, software, Human Resources, CNET Networks Inc., accounting, CNET News


Talent management: How to invest in your workforce

News An exclusive study from IBM and Human Capital Institute finds nonprofits and midsize companies coming up short in employee management.

Thursday, August 14 2008 11:18 AM

Tags: Human resources, Business development/management, Business, Talent Management, Workforce, Human Resources, Washington, financial, researcher, talent


More contract IT jobs expected in S'pore

News To overcome headcount restrictions, many roles traditionally offered as permanent jobs will be converted into contract positions this year, new survey finds.

Wednesday, February 25 2009 07:21 PM

Tags: Human resources, Career, Outsourcing, Survey, Singapore, business analysis, Human Resources, recession, job, network


Indian tech tries to retain top workers

News Infosys, Wipro and others are trying to avoid layoffs by reassigning skilled workers to subsidiaries or asking them to accept reduced salaries.

Monday, March 30 2009 09:08 AM

Tags: Human resources, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Wipro Technologies, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bench, Training, Sabbaticals, ERP, business intelligence, Worker


Hong Kong hiring expectations 7-year low

News Only 20 percent of technology firms in the territory plan to grow headcount this quarter, down from 34 percent in last quarter, Hudson survey shows.

Tuesday, January 20 2009 10:12 PM

Tags: Compensation, Trends, Human resources, Recruiting, Business, Quarter, Asia, Headcount, Hong Kong, human resource agency


Will you hire 'honey.bunny@'?

News Job applicants should be mindful their e-mail addresses are not offensive or risk putting off prospective employers, say recruiters.

Wednesday, September 03 2008 03:42 PM

Tags: Human resources, Career, Business, E-mail Address, Telecommunications, Sales, Nike Inc., e-mail, Germany, Human Resources


Workers should highlight their value to employers

News Human resource experts suggest employees, especially those in Singapore, make known their achievements, but in a subtle way to avoid negative repercussions.

Thursday, October 02 2008 03:53 PM

Tags: Compensation, Personal development, Human resources, Achievement, Worker, performance, Human Resources, job, network, workplace


Storage and data at the coalface

News Three Australian organizations speak about storage and data management challenges, each with different points of view.

Tuesday, December 02 2008 07:24 AM

Tags: Data centers, Data backup, disaster recovery, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Virtualization, Storage, human capital management, Glenn Gore, Chris Tayler, NAB, Human Resources


Apple's iPod chief to step down

News The company confirms reports that Tony Fadell, a longtime executive who headed the iPod division, will step down and be replaced by IBM's Mark Papermaster.

Wednesday, November 05 2008 09:12 AM

Tags: MP3 players, Media players, Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Apple iPod, Human Resources, Apple iPhone, CNET Networks Inc., vice president, advisor


Not much life in China's virtual worlds

News Chinese entrepreneurs' answers to Second Life are early stage, but they see potential for brand-building, worker training and e-commerce

Tuesday, May 06 2008 09:30 AM

Tags: Games, Virtualization, 3D, Advertisement, software, Human Resources, virtual world, marketing, Second Life, China


Academy program to plug 'real-world' gap

News Microsoft introduces initiative aimed at helping Malaysian education institutions bring relevant IT skills into curriculum and ensuring local graduates are "employable".

Wednesday, October 08 2008 06:14 PM

Tags: IT training, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., India, Program, Graduate, software, technology company, Human Resources, job


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