WHO SAYS: Quotes of the week from HR influencers and leaders
Here’s what HR and business leaders across Southeast Asia have to say on today’s pressing issues: “If people are not aware or educated about safety, we will have vulnerabilities. We educate our people so they know the threats, and the form they take to try and get in,” – Anastasia Shamgunova, HR director (Asia-Pacific, Japan, […]
Moving On Up: New HR leaders at GEODIS, DDB and more
HR APPOINTMENTS: Here’s what’s new, and who’s changing roles and stepping up across the HR community in Southeast Asia. June Koh HR Director, GEODIS June Koh has been appointed human resources director for logistics firm GEODIS’ newly created Asia Pacific and Middle East region. She will be responsible for overseeing all HR functions in the […]
Kaspersky’s HR leader puts prime on balance and humility
In this last part of our interview with Anastasia Shamgunova, Kaspersky’s HR Director (APAC, Japan, the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa), we asked her why she decided to head the people department of a cybersecurity company. “It is different from other industries. I didn’t realise that before I joined. I find it exciting,” Shamgunova enthuses. […]
Deloitte research: How can HR retain younger generations?
Deloitte’s recently released Global 2022 Gen Z and Millennial Survey has noted some key trends in what the younger generations want from their workplaces. “They are reassessing their priorities in the wake of ongoing crises, and are actively trying to balance the challenges of everyday lives with their desire to drive societal change,” says Lee […]
The First Word: Is employer branding key to talent retention?
Andy Curlewis, managing director for brand, digital and communications for Cielo, explains what makes a good employer brand and how to enhance yours. The workplace as we knew it, has perhaps transformed forever. The blurring lines separating work and personal life, normalisation of remote and hybrid work, emergence of the gig economy and the constantly […]
Low wages, understaffing push remaining nurses into long shifts
A shortage of workers is forcing many nursing professionals into taking on dangerously long shifts of up to 12 hours at a time. According to De La Salle University (DLSU) Medical Center employees union president Vilma Garcia, understaffing has made it difficult for nurses to go back to working eight hour shifts. This, in turn, […]
Anastasia Shamgunova heads Kaspersky’s agile HR
In this second part of Chief of Staff Asia’s interview with Anastasia Shamgunova, the HR Director (APAC, Japan, the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa) at Kaspersky, we looked back and spoke about data-securing measures her company had taken at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We had a big chunk of flexibility even before the […]
Singaporeans in search of higher salary due to inflation
Rising living costs will push 48.95% of Singaporeans to ask for a pay raise, according to a survey by Indeed. Meanwhile 47.25% of employees will search for a higher paying job in 2023, the survey found. “Inflation is clearly a worry for most workers, and our research suggests they will push for higher compensation, with […]
Is HR facing a back-to-the-office problem?
COMMENTARY: Paul Howell, Managing Director of Chief of Staff Asia warns that getting staff back to the office and pre-Covid-19 levels of productivity may still be a challenge in 2023. Almost three years on now, and even with most travel and distancing requirements shelved, the Covid-19 pandemic continues to reverberate throughout the economies of Southeast […]
Andrew Tan invests in Silverlake Axis’ people profitably
“Employee satisfaction always powers a company’s performance, and no company has ever gone broke by caring about their staff too much,” says Andrew Tan, group managing director of Silverlake Axis (SAL). True enough, the Singapore Exchange-listed IT company recorded 2022 as its best financial year, with its strongest-ever revenue worth MYR736.5 million (SGD225.7 million), 18% […]
