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How will AI tools impact Vietnam’s growing tech talent pool?
The Vietnamese tech job market is on the rise, but will AI tools soon replace the need for human programmers? The answer from experts: not right now. Read more…
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Foxconn blames ‘technical error’ for Zhengzhou plant fiasco
Foxconn said a pay-related “technical error” occurred when hiring new recruits at its COVID-hit factory in Zhengzhou, and apologised to workers. Read more…
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Vietnam could defy tech layoff trend to at least 2024
Tech companies around the world are laying off staff. It’s a different story in Vietnam, with 195,000 programmers expected to be hired in the next two years. Read more…
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JD.com execs face big pay cuts to boost front-line benefits
JD.com says it will cut the salaries of more than 2,000 senior managers by 10% to 20% next year to help pay for improved benefits for front-line staff. Read more…
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Grab promises investors it will be profitable by end-2024
Grab has been on a downward spiral since its SPAC merger in December, but CEO Anthony Tan told investors the firm aims to break even by the second half of 2024. Read more…
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Moonlighting is a big problem in Indian IT – just ask Wipro
Wipro chairman Rishad Premji said that the company has sacked 300 employees after finding out that they were moonlighting with one of its competitors. Read more…
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Singapore offers new visa for top talent, high-earners
With tech talent in high demand globally, Singapore is looking to attract the best and brightest with a new visa specifically for high-earning professionals. Read more…
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Indian telcos poach start-up sector for new 5G workforce
India’s telcos need to hire up to 20,000 people to support their upcoming 5G network rollouts – and they’re turning to the start-up sector to find them fast. Read more…
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Tencent tells staff not to expect a pay raise with future promotions
Tencent tells staff it will no longer guarantee them a pay raise upon promotion as it reviews its salary policy amid a cost-cutting drive. Read more…
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Robots are covering Singapore’s workforce gaps
After struggling to find staff during the pandemic, Singapore businesses have increasingly turned to robots to carry out a range of tasks. Read more…
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Singapore’s fintech turnover rate is the second worst in the world
Singapore may be a fintech haven, but it is also facing a talent retention problem, says Robert Walters’ latest Global FinTech Talent Report. Read more…
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South Africa and Huawei unit negotiating settlement over hiring quotas
South Africa’s labour department is negotiating a possible out-of-court settlement with Huawei’s local unit over hiring quotas. Read more…
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Airtel looks to strengthen digital business, eyes talent from Silicon Valley
Airtel is hiring people from Silicon Valley, engineering colleges and even NASA to bolster its digital services business to take on rivals. Read more…
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Singapore ranks one of the simplest places in APAC for human resources
Singapore is one of the simplest jurisdictions in terms of human resources and payroll in AsiaPac, a stark contrast to other Asian economies. Read more…
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The key to AI success is getting a job with AI in the title
We have the AI doom mongers who believe that AI will bring the ‘rise of the robots’ and the fall of humanity. We also have the rose tinted view that AI will be for the Read more…
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Amazon’s scrapped recruitment AI didn’t like women, apparently
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon’s machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new AI-powered recruiting engine did not like women. The team had been building computer programs since 2014 to review job applicants’ resumes with Read more…
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Employability – it’s what you need to get a job these days!
Whilst we focus on disruption in technology there are many other areas that are undergoing massive changes. Workers at both ends of the economic scale are under previously unseen pressures. Factory and farm workers are Read more…
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Chinese tech giants are placing very sexist job ads: report
BEIJING (Reuters) – Top Chinese tech firms and some government departments have been singled out in a report that says discriminatory hiring practices based on gender are widespread in China and are linked to a Read more…