HR & Education
Gov’t opens applications for tech scheme
The government allocated $10b for the scheme aiming to commercialise research and development (R&D) outcomes.
Gov’t opens applications for tech scheme
The government allocated $10b for the scheme aiming to commercialise research and development (R&D) outcomes.
Gov’t increases pay for helpers by 3%
The new minimum wage and food allowance will apply to all contracts signed from 30 September.
1 in 2 young professionals seeking to work overseas: survey
Over 1 in 10 wants to move out “as soon as possible,” Robert Walters Hong Kong found.
4 Hong Kong universities fell in global top 100 university rankings
Only one Hong Kong university climbed in the rankings
Microsoft, Education Bureau join hands to advance AI education in HK
Amongst Microsoft’s efforts is to make Generative AI accessible to K-12 schools in the city.
Unemployment rate sits at 2.8%
There were 112,100 unemployed people from June to August.
Hong Kong is the fifth most expensive place to study for international students
Other educational costs averaged HK$22,436
Hong Kong’s business scholars target top finance employers for work-life balance
Educators at business schools confirm that students’ career priorities have shifted.
HK, Guandong ink pact on education collaboration
Amongst areas of collaboration will be talent cultivation.
Hong Kong employees express dissatisfaction with their jobs, salaries: study
Of 1,000 employees, only 30% said that they find fulfillment in their jobs.
HK’s anti-job hopping rule seen to burden employment agencies
Proposed rule preventing domestic workers from breaking two-year contracts may cost job agencies more and make HK less attractive to migrant workers.
Hong Kong okays 28 aviation firms' applications to import labour
A total of 2,841 quotas were approved.
Language requirement bars HK firms from attracting foreign talent
An HR expert advises firms to re-assess ‘baked-in’ job fit expectations.
Nearly three-quarters of workers prepare to look for new job
Inflation and workplace instability fuelled this development.
More than a quarter of workers have side jobs for extra income
Above 30% of side hustlers use the extra money for living expenses.
Four in five new hires in 2022 are already looking for new job opportunities
The report also revealed that 40% of employees changed careers since 2020.
7 in 10 CEOs say company culture is key to boosting financial performance
This is why 86% of CEOs in Hong Kong and Singapore are working on culture initiatives.
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