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Filipino workers among Asia-Pacific's happiest " report
14+ hour, 49+ min ago (388+ words) Filipino employees are among the happiest workers in the Asia-Pacific region, with many now placing greater value on purpose and fulfillment at work over salary alone, according to a new report by Jobstreet by SEEK. The latest Workplace Happiness Index:…...
Feeling isolated, irrelevant at work? You're part of a world-wide trend
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (1308+ words) A sense of mattering at work is more important than ever. (Source: istock. com) With many of us fearing that AI might replace us at work, a sense of being seen and "mattering" is a key contributor to job satisfaction…...
No clear pathways: What Australian women say is holding back their careers
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (827+ words) The findings from Women's Agenda's 2026 Workplace Visibility Survey, conducted in partnership with Cultivate Sponsorship across April 2026, offer one of the sharpest pictures yet of what is holding women back in Australian workplaces and what organisations can do to better support…...
ask ST Jobs: Should I let a prospective employer contact my current boss for a reference?
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (507+ words) Reference checks should be handled carefully to protect a candidate's current employment. ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO Published'May 25, 2026, 05: 00 AM Updated'May 25, 2026, 05: 29 AM It is understandable that a candidate may feel uneasy if a prospective employer asks to contact the current boss for…...
Forum: Demeaning comments on employees reflect badly on companies
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (194+ words) Published'May 25, 2026, 05: 00 AM I agree with former president Halimah Yacob that the Standard Chartered chief executive's description of retrenched workers as "lower-value human capital" is disturbing'(Stan Chart CEO reassures staff after backlash over "lower-value human' remark, May 20). To many business…...
Factory Capital kicks off $25m bid to make women's midlife health an "investable category'
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (112+ words) Sydney-based investment firm Factory Capital is planning to invest upwards of $25 million to build businesses targeting peri- and post-menopause " or "midlife" " interventions. The outlay will support establishing the Institute Advancing Women's Health (In AWH), a new non-profit working with clinicians…...
Inflation spike casts a shadow over minimum wage debate
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (820+ words) May 25, 2026 " 5: 00am It's standard for the demands of unions to clash with those of employer groups. But arguments made before the Fair Work Commission last week over how much the minimum wage should rise in the coming financial year have revealed…...
Tech boss fires entire HR department for 'creating issues that don't exist' - AOL
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (415+ words) Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow defended his controversial decision to fire his fintech company's entire Human Resources department for "creating problems that didn't exist." "We had an HR team, and that HR team was creating problems that didn't exist," Breslow told…...
Decoding The Corporate Burnout And How Desk Jobs Are Quietly Creating A Health Crisis
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (426+ words) One of the biggest concerns with corporate desk jobs is the lack of movement throughout the day. The human body naturally needs regular movement to function properly, but many employees spend eight to ten hours sitting in the same position…...