Employee Rewards and Benefits News
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Labour Laws
Paid parental leave proposal is "dishonest smokescreen"
March 13th 2010Full ArticleUnions in Australia are worried that the parental leave proposals of Tony Abbott are a cover-up for a return to the much-reviled WorkChoices.
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Pay and Reward
Pay gap to be addressed in Australia
March 13th 2010Full ArticleThe issue of equal pay is to be put before a committee in Australia.
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Research
Australian unemployment rate rises
March 12th 2010Full ArticleThe rate of unemployment in Australia has risen to 5.3 per cent.
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Pensions
Asset model to be retained by Japan public pension scheme
March 12th 2010Full ArticleJapan's public pension scheme is going to continue moving forward in the same direction, it has been asserted.
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Health & Wellbeing
South Koreans 'not taking enough leave'
March 12th 2010Full ArticleThe South Korean government is aiming to boost holidays taken by employees in the country.
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Pay and Reward
Malaysian plantation workers to get better working rights?
March 11th 2010Full ArticlePlantation workers in Malaysia may be lined up for improved employee benefits.
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Pay and Reward
China to fund employment boost in 2010
March 11th 2010Full ArticleThe government of China is to set aside funds for employment boosts across the nation.
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Pay and Reward
Delhi approves rise in minimum wage
March 10th 2010Full ArticleThe cabinet in Delhi has approved a rise in the city's minimum wages, improving employee benefits for all.
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Pay and Reward
Infosys to raise wage for Indian workers
March 10th 2010Full ArticleEmployee benefits are to improve soon for workers at Infosys, it has been revealed.
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Pay and Reward
Leading Philippines union asking for further pay rise
March 10th 2010Full ArticleA Filipino organisation is looking to raise the minimum wage for workers in Central Visayas.
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Pensions
China will 'raise pension payouts by another 10%'
March 9th 2010Full ArticlePensions are to change again in China.
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Health & Wellbeing
Toyota president attempting to boost Japanese worker morale
March 9th 2010Full ArticleWorkers at Toyota in Japan are to be subjected to a morale-boosting, health and wellbeing-focused drive from the company.
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Pay and Reward
Wages rise in Japan for first time in 20 months
March 6th 2010Full ArticleFor the first time in nearly two years, Japanese average wages have risen.
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Pay and Reward
JAL battling black market uniform sales
March 6th 2010Full ArticleStaff at JAL are being told to hold onto their uniforms as many are worried that stewardess outfits will be sold for profits online.
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Pay and Reward
Employee benefits for air travel 'to increase'
March 5th 2010Full ArticleBusinesses giving away travel budgets to workers will likely increase their payouts this year in Asia, according to one expert.
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Pay and Reward
Metro workers in Philippines demand wage, employee benefits rise
March 5th 2010Full ArticleWorkers with Metro Manila are requesting better wages from employers in the Philippines.
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Labour Laws
Malaysia 'finding it hard to survive without foreign labour'
March 4th 2010Full ArticleMalaysia is to change the focus of its working demographics, according to a leading expert.
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Pay and Reward
Security officers in Malaysia to get minimum wage
March 4th 2010Full ArticlePeople working in security around Malaysia are going to receive a minimum wage.
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Pay and Reward
Gap between China's rich and poor is 'growing'
March 4th 2010Full ArticleThe difference between the top and bottom levels of Chinese society is worryingly vast, it is believed.
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Pay and Reward
Reserve Bank rate hike 'highlights need for boost in minimum wage'
March 3rd 2010Full ArticleA leading union group has responded to the Reserve Bank of Australia's rise in interest rates.
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Pay and Reward
Chinese minimum wage 'among the lowest in the world'
March 3rd 2010Full ArticleChina's minimum wage shows that employee benefits are scant in the nation, according to new research.
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Pay and Reward
Google starts hiring again in China
March 2nd 2010Full ArticleAfter a long battle which pitched Google against China, it seems that the organisation is reversing its stance and hiring in the country again.
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Labour Laws
Apple discovers use of child labour in audit
March 2nd 2010Full ArticleApple has discovered that several of its plants used the labour of children when creating things in China, it has been revealed.
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NZ unions urge a shun for youth rates bill
February 27th 2010Full ArticleA leading union group in New Zealand has demanded that a youth rates bill be shunned.
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Labour Laws
Pregnancy unfair dismissals double in Singapore
February 27th 2010Full ArticleThe number of employee complaints over unfair dismissal has grown over the last year, it has been revealed.
