HR & Education
Why advanced technologies are the Holy Grail for Hong Kong employers
Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate currently stands at 2.8% the same as it has done for fourteen quarters. This, together with a...
Why advanced technologies are the Holy Grail for Hong Kong employers
Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate currently stands at 2.8% the same as it has done for fourteen quarters. This, together with a...
Voluntary turnovers rates in tech hit 13.9% in Q2
Local turnover rates are higher than those in India, Japan and Taiwan.
Over half of employees expect jobs to be automated in the next decade
Almost 4 out of 5 also expect their employers to invest in developing their digital skills.
Monthly gender pay gap widens to $6,500
On average, women are earning less despite making up half of the workforce.
Look out, Starbucks: WeWork to launch charge-by-minute service
WeWork Go users need only scan a QR code upon arrival to start working.
Jobless rate unchanged at 2.8% in Q2
About 1,600 workers joined the labour force.
Hong Kong is the 15th best place for expats
It trails behind Singapore in economic stability and work-life balance.
A third of employees willing to trade 10% of salary for job security: survey
Job security ranks as the third highest priority for local workers.
Private sector vacancies up 4% to over 79,000 in March
Vacancies in transportation, storage, postal and courier services rose 18%.
Large firms at risk of losing 30% of female employees and managers: study
This could result in losses of US$500,000 per senior leader.
Hong Kong ranks as fourth costliest city for expats
A stronger HKD and higher price tags drove up its cost of living.
65% of bosses rejected promotions in the last three years: study
Employees are not given promotions due to a lack of managerial capabilities.
Hong Kong salaries grew 5.1% in 2019
Jobs in public relations, digital marketing and insurance saw the highest pay hikes.
China East Education seeks up to US$680m in Hong Kong IPO
It is offering 435.8 million shares priced at $9.80 to $12.26 apiece.
Hong Kong lags behind India and Singapore in workplace automation
More than half of offices are hesitant to adopt AI operations.
Hong Kong fails to rank amongst the world's top innovative cities
Although it ranks high in tertiary education, the city’s R&D and patent generation investments fell short.
Hong Kong expat pay package up to US$276,417 in 2018
This comes with an average salary of nearly US$87,000.
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