Indonesia pioneers social and health development in ASEAN 2023
Indonesia leads vital social and health development initiatives in ASEAN 2023, striving to enhance the quality of life throughout the region. Focused on improving education and health infrastructure in remote areas, Indonesia proposes programs like the Healthy Indonesia Card and the Smart Indonesia Program. The nation also plans to construct 100 health centres and schools […]
Malaysian employers focus on skills and financial well-being over regional peers
Malaysian employers are prioritising skills and financial well-being more than their regional and global counterparts, according to a Mercer study. In Malaysia, 63% of surveyed companies provide flexible working options for all employees, significantly higher than the 50% in Asia and 56% globally. Furthermore, 35% of Malaysian employers adjust pay or offer cost-of-living adjustments to […]
HR Stars Awards: Best Health and Wellness Interventions
Employee wellbeing is an essential aspect of any successful organisation. Prioritising both the physical and mental health of the workforce can lead to improved engagement, productivity, and retention, among other key people metrics. With this in mind, the Best Health and Wellness Interventions Award, part of the inaugural HR Stars Awards in 2023, recognises organisations […]
Heinekin launches beer-driven campaign to combat “workplace ghosting”
Global beer brand has unveiled its Work Responsibly campaign featuring Korean actor Park Hyung-Sik, targeting the overworking culture in Singapore. It is encouraging Generation Z and millennial professionals to maintain a healthy work-life balance in the post-Covid era. A Ministry of Manpower report revealed employees in Singapore worked an average of 44.3 hours weekly in […]
WHO urges commitment to ‘Health for All’ in Southeast Asia
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Southeast Asia, Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, has called for sustained action to achieve universal health coverage, as part of its Health for All campaign in the region. She stressed the importance of political and financial commitment from leaders, urging them to accelerate momentum ahead of the UN […]
Five things HR leaders should know about menstrual leave
CHIEF OF STAFF FIVE: Menstrual leave has gained increased attention recently, and more organisations around the world are starting to offer this specific paid time off to female employees. Is this needed in Southeast Asia also? And what are the potential benefits and costs to an organisation looking to offer it as part of their […]
Hybrid workers getting fitter, healthier: global study
Hybrid working may have had an overall positive impact on the health of workers, a new global research study has shown. Research among more than 2,000 hybrid workers by IWG, a flexible workspace provider, revealed that the switch to more time at home led to multiple health and wellbeing benefits, including weight loss, better cooking […]
Five unexpected benefits of a four-day working week
CHIEF OF STAFF FIVE: The idea of a four-day workweek is not entirely new as many companies have been implementing this policy even before the Covid-19 pandemic. But as employers try to create a better employee experience in response to higher demand for work-life balance, a four-day workweek is one of the solutions at hand. […]
HR professionals experiencing greater levels of burnout
Around 75% of HR professionals in Singapore say that they are experiencing “burnout” at least once a month. A further 41% of HR professionals said they experienced it even more often, at least once a week. This is according to a recent study by Intellect and Millieu Insight, which also found that only 32% of […]
Paternity leave to be doubled from 2024
The Singapore government will extend the length of paternity leave available for working fathers. This will rise from two weeks to four weeks for eligible working fathers of Singaporean children, born from January 1 next year. “We want paternal involvement to be the norm in our society and we will stand behind all our fathers […]
