Vietnam’s women beat other SE Asians in running companies
VIETNAM is a bright spot for gender diversity in Southeast Asia, with a recent report showing the country has a higher representation of women...
Decoding a prospective monster boss in a job interview
Rey Elbo
An HR manager interviewed me for the vacant post of the operations manager of a medium-size manufacturer. After an hour-long job interview, he asked...
Remote workplace arrangements increasingly the PHL norm — Regus
OVER HALF of the workers in the Philippines work outside their employer’s main office for at least half of the week, a survey by...
Japan embraces robot takeover, thanks to worsening labor supply
WHILE PEOPLE FRET about robots taking human jobs, machines in Japan are stepping in to fill vacancies amid the worst labor shortage in more...
Women, minorities capture most new S&P 500 board seats for first time
WOMEN and people of color were picked for a majority of open S&P 500 board seats this year for the first time, due in...
South Korea hikes corporate taxes, boosts gov’t hiring
SOUTH KOREA raised the income-tax rate for the nation’s highest-earning companies, as President Moon Jae-in seeks to fulfill his vows to fight inequality and...
How to answer killer job interview questions
Rey Elbo
I’m 29 and looking for a job, after being laid off by a bankrupt company. This week, I was totally disappointed when a hiring...
Job seekers doing more research on employers
ONLINE employment platform Jobstreet.com said usage of its company review feature increased 85% since its launch in 2016, which it said indicates that job...
For Congress, corporate world holds important lessons on sexual harassment
WITH ALLEGATIONS of sexual misconduct swirling on Capitol Hill, US lawmakers are poised to make anti-harassment training mandatory in their ranks, following in a...
American Airlines lacks pilots for thousands of flights on tech flaw
AMERICAN AIRLINES Group, Inc. is rushing to resolve a scheduling fault that gave time off to too many pilots in December — a flaw...
15 specific examples of noncash employee rewards
Rey Elbo
I’ve been reading many of your articles on the advantages of giving non-material rewards to employees. You’ve given some examples, except that they don’t...
PHL workers highly likely to have side businesses
MORE THAN three quarters of Filipinos are engaged in side entrepreneurship businesses, according to a new survey.
GoDaddy, the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to...